Perfil sócioeconômico e análise espacial das mortes por homicídio no estado de Sergipe

Abstract

Objective: To trace the demographic and spatial analysis of deaths from homicides in the state of Sergipe, from April 2014 to April 2015. Methodology: Ecological study, prospective, cross resulting from homicide data in the state of Sergipe, and assisted in the Forensic Institute in the city of Aracaju-SE. The sample was collected by medical students in the form of active search through the data collected on death certificates and interviews with relatives of the deceased to fill a previously elaborated protocol. For the spatial analysis was divided into 3 mesoregions according to the division of IBGE. Differences between proportions were analyzed using the chi -square test and Fisher 's exact test and the analysis of two independent samples comparison. The significance value was lower than 0.05. Statistical analyzes were performed using the R software version 3.2.2. The project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee Platform Brazil with No. 556,026 in 13/03/2014. Results: During the study period occurred in 2157 deaths, of these 1172 were analyzed and 454 (38.7%) for murder, with higher frequency in males, aged 20 to 29 years in brown ethnicity, Catholics, singles, the level of education to the 4th grade was predominant. The self-employed and income of up to one minimum wage were the most frequent. Sunday was the day most frequent and the public via the site of highest number of deaths. The firearm was the main mechanism used to death. Spatial analysis showed that the middle region of Sergipe East was the most affected. Conclusion: In Sergipe state murder was more frequent in young men through the use of a firearm, which follows the national scene. The highest concentration of homicides occurred in the next coast to the capital, Sergipe eastern region, which diverges from the internalization of homicides is perceived in most states of Brazil.