ESTUDO ECOLÓGICO SOBRE SUICÍDIO E HOMICÍDIO NO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS, BRASIL

Daniel Hideki Bando; David Lester; Marcos Fabrício Souza Machado; Elisabete Souza Maia R. Pires; Ligia Vizeu Barrozo

doi:10.26512/2236-56562015e40070

Authors

Daniel Hideki Bando Curso de Geografia, Instituto de Ciências da Natureza – UNIFAL-MG, Av. Jovino Fernandes Sales, 2600. Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brasil – 37130-000
David Lester The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Endereço: 101 Vera King Farris Dr, Galloway, NJ 08205
Marcos Fabrício Souza Machado Gestão de Políticas Públicas, EACH-USP. Rua Arlindo Béttio, 1000. São Paulo - SP, Brasil. 03828-000
Elisabete Souza Maia R. Pires Departamento de Geografia da FFLCH-USP. Endereço: Avenida Prof. Lineu Prestes, 338. São Paulo – SP, Brasil. 05508-000
Ligia Vizeu Barrozo Departamento de Geografia da FFLCH-USP. Endereço: Avenida Prof. Lineu Prestes, 338. São Paulo – SP, Brasil. 05508-000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26512/2236-56562015e40070

Keywords:

suicide, homicide, sociodemographic variables, ecological study

Abstract

Suicide and homicide are known public health problem. The objective was to evaluate correlations between suicide, homicide and sociodemographic variables through an ecological study. Mortality and sociodemographic data were collected from the Ministry of Health and the National Census, aggregated by micro-regions. The data were analyzed using correlation and multiple linear regression. Suicide rates for the total population, men and women were 5.7; 9.0 and 2.4 per 100 000 inhabitants, respectively. Suicide rates for the total population were higher in the central and southern regions. The suicide ranged from 1.2 (Nanuque) to 16.3 (Diamantina). Homicide rates for the total population, men and women were 18.6; 33.6 and 4.0 per 100 000, respectively. The homicide rates for the total population ranged from 1.9 (Sao Lourenço) to 41.8 (Mantena). The highest rates occur in the northwest and northeast regions. Among men, suicide and homicide were negatively correlated (r -0.28, p<0.05). Different sociodemographic variables were found to be associated with suicide and homicide in the regressions. Suicide showed a spatial pattern suggesting that it is related to high socioeconomic status. Homicide presented the inverse spatial pattern. New researches at different levels and states are needed to elucidate these phenomena.

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