TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Traffic accident and homicide mortality in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, 1996-2011
JO  - Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde : revista do Sistema Unico de Saúde do Brasil
A1  - Barreto, Mayckel da Silva
A1  - Teston, Elen Ferraz
A1  - Latorre, Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira
A1  - Mathias, Thais Aidar de Freitas
A1  - Marcon, Sonia Silva
SP  - 95
EP  - 104
VL  - 25
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE:: to describe trends in mortality due to homicides and traffic accidents among people living in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, from 1996 to 2011. <br><br>METHODS:: this is an ecological time-series study using National Mortality Information System data; trend analysis was performed by polynomial regression models according to sex. <br><br>RESULTS:: the mortality coefficient due to traffic accidents among males declined from 61.7 in 1996 to 28.4 in 2011 (-46%), whilst among females it decreased from 16.5 to 7.3 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (-44.2%); in turn, the mortality coefficient for homicides among males rose from 32.5 to 69.3 (+113.2%), whilst among females it rose from 4.4 to 5.3 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (+20.4%). <br><br>CONCLUSION:: mortality due to homicides increased; prevention strategies to tackle violence should be aimed at the specificities of external causes and greater male exposure to these injuries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1679-4974
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742016000100010
ID  - ref1
ER  -