Abstract

MANSANO, Nereu Henrique; GUTIERREZ, Maria Margarita Urdaneta; RAMALHO, Walter  and  DUARTE, Elisabeth Carmen. Homicide in young males aged 10 to 24 and social conditions in municipalities in Parana and Santa Catarina States, Brazil, 2001-2010. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2013, vol.22, n.2, pp.203-214. ISSN 1679-4974.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742013000200002.

OBJECTIVE: the aim of this study was to describe the extent and temporal trends of the homicide mortality rate (HMR) in male individuals aged 10-24 according to characteristics of municipalities in the states of Parana and Santa Catarina between 2001 and 2010. METHODS: a descriptive ecological study was carried out. HMR was calculated using 3-year moving average method and its variations analyzed according to geographic, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of municipalities. RESULTS: special attention must be given to significant HMR in the municipalities of Parana, in regions bordering Paraguay, as well as those with larger and faster growing population, more urbanized, higher average household size and greater income inequality. A significantly low HMR prevails in municipalities with very favorable socioeconomic indicators. CONCLUSION: the results point to social determinants of violence and may guide analytical studies in the future.

Keywords : Homicide; Mortality Rate; Adolescents; Social Conditions; Ecologic Studies.

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