Regional disparities in the intimate partner sexual violence rate against women in Parana State, Brazil, 2009-2014: an ecological study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Evaluate disparities in a Brazilian state by conducting an analysis to determine whether socioeconomic status was associated with the reported intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) rates against women. DESIGN:A retrospective, ecological study. SETTINGS:Data retrieved from the Notifiable Diseases Information System database of the Ministry of Health of Brazil. PARTICIPANTS:All cases of IPSV (n=516) against women aged 15-49 years reported in the Notifiable Diseases Information System between 2009 and 2014. OUTCOME MEASURES:The data were evaluated through an exploratory analysis of spatial data. RESULTS:We identified a positive spatial self-correlation in the IPSV rate (0.7105, P≤0.001). Five high-high-type clusters were identified, predominantly in the Metropolitan, West, South C

SUBMITTER: Fontes KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855347 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature