Homicides of black people in Brazil: A study of different regions, using generalized additive regression models-with a geo-spatial component
| Autor: | Marcos Vinicius Graciano Garrido, Elisângela Aparecida da Silva Lizzi, Gessieli Paloma de Moraes, Larissa da Silva Xavier |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Health (social science)
Inequality spatial analysis media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Population Medicine (miscellaneous) Public policy statistical models 01 natural sciences 010104 statistics & probability Race (biology) Homicide 0502 economics and business Humans Social inequality Human Development Index 0101 mathematics education media_common 050210 logistics & transportation education.field_of_study Geography (General) Health Policy 05 social sciences Regression analysis Black or African American Geography Socioeconomic Factors Income G1-922 black population Brazil Demography |
| Zdroj: | Geospatial Health, Vol 16, Iss 1 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1970-7096 |
| Popis: | The number of homicides in Brazil has reached record numbers, and when the race/colour of the victims is considered-an extreme inequality is evident- with a particularly high number of deaths in black and brown populations. The goal of this work was to analyse homicide rates of black people in Brazil from the years 2000 to 2016, using generalized additive regression models, with a geo-spatial component. The statistics were applied to understand the social reasons for homicide risks in the black population in Brazil’s 26 states and Federal District with reference to the human development index and its components (education, longevity and income) as well as social inequality indices (Gini and Theil). This socioecological, epidemiological study to estimate the risk of homicide in the black population with a time series component, shows that this risk has increased linearly over time. Less longevity and low income correlated with a greater risk of homicide-while the Gini and Theil indices showed that in places where there are greater inequalities, there is also a higher risk of homicide in both black and non-black populations. The results - regarding the possibility of relating social indicators to homicide risk in the regional units under study, would support implementation of interventional public policy measures. |
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