Violencia física y factores asociados: estudio de base poblacional en el sur de Brasil

• Autor(a) principal: Palazzo, Lílian dos Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Kelling, Alessandra, Béria, Jorge Umberto, Figueiredo, Andréia Cristina Leal, Gigante, Luciana Petrucci, Raymann, Beatriz, Bassani, Diego Garcia
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/32476
• topic: Violência; Fatores de Risco; Fatores Socioeconômicos; Estudos Transversais; Epidemiologia dos Serviços de Saúde; Violencia; Factores de Riesgo; Factores Socioeconómicos; Estudios Transversales; Epidemiología de los Servicios de Salud; Violence; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Cross-Sectional Studies; Health Services Epidemiology

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of physical violence and its association with sociodemographic aspects, stressful life events, and the use of health services due to emotional problems. METHODS: A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted with a sample of 1,954 14-year-old or older inhabitants of the city of Canoas (Southern Brazil). They were selected by means of conglomerate sampling according to a pre-established system. Data were obtained in visits to households by means of a confidential semi-structured questionnaire. A bivariate analysis was carried out through multinomial logistic regression, and the multivariate analysis by polytomous logistic regression, categorizing the outcome by age group. RESULTS: The findings show a prevalence of 9.7% (CI 95%: 8.37;11.03) and association with: women 20 years old and older (OR=2.74; CI 95%: 1.52;4.94); higher schooling rate (p