TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Homicides, alcohol and drugs in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, 2000-2009
JO  - Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde : revista do Sistema Unico de Saúde do Brasil
A1  - Drumond, Eliane de Freitas
A1  - Hang-Costa, Talline Arêdes
A1  - Souza, Hercília Najara Ferreira de
SP  - 607
EP  - 616
VL  - 24
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with the results of post mortem examinations positive for alcohol (EPA), marijuana (EPM) and/or crack-cocaine (EPCC) among people resident in Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil, who were homicide victims between 2000-2009. <br><br>METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study using Mortality Information System (SIM) data; Poisson regression was used to obtain prevalence ratios (PR) and confidence intervals (95%CI). <br><br>RESULTS: 8,091 homicides were included in the study; in 29.7% of deaths EPA, EPM and/or EPCC were found more frequently among males (PR=1.87; 95%CI: 1.65; 2.11), youth (PR=1.39; 95%CI: 1.26; 1.53), those with no partner (PR=1.64; 95%CI: 1.49; 1.81), black skin color (PR=1.66; 95%CI: 1.51; 1.82), low education (PR=1.42; 95%CI: 1.28; 1.57), injured by firearms (PR=1.81; 95%CI: 1.63; 2.01) and occurrence in the street (PR=1.82; 95%CI: 1.64;2.01). <br><br>CONCLUSION: integrating forensic information with SIM data enabled risk behaviors - alcohol and drug use by the victim - to be captured, thus strengthening mortality information as a tool for estimating the size of the complex problem of interpersonal violence and drugs in Brazil. <p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 1679-4974
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742015000400003
ID  - ref1
ER  -