Cavalcanti Alessandro Leite, de Sousa Fernanda Júlia Cartaxo, Laureano Isla Camilla Carvalho, Cavalcanti Alidianne Fábia Cabral
Departament of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.
Ann Maxillofac Surg. 2021 Jan-Jun;11(1):103-107. doi: 10.4103/ams.ams_158_20. Epub 2021 Jul 24.
Violence is a serious problem in view of its magnitude and impact on the health of the population in several countries. The aim of the study was to evaluate the occurrence of head and face injuries among homicide victims in a municipality in the Northeastern region of Brazil.
A cross-sectional study carried out at the Police Station for Crimes against Persons of the Civil Police, which evaluated 168 police inquiries of homicide victims notified from January 2015 to December 2018. Variables analyzed were related to the Victim's sociodemographic profile, homicide characteristics and body region involved. Descriptive data analysis and Pearson's Chi-square test ( < 0.05) were performed.
There was greater involvement of men (92.9%) aged 20-29 years (36.3%), drug users (70.7%) and with a criminal record (65.9%). There was a predominance of simple homicides (92.3%), with greater occurrence on Sundays (16.7%), in the night shift (40.1%), revenge was the main reason for the crime (32%), and firearms as the main means used (89.2%). Regarding the number of body regions affected, victims were more frequently affected in 2 regions (36.5%). Head injuries were identified in 68.3% of victims, while face injuries represented 35.3%. There was an association between the presence of head injuries and number of injuries ( < 0.05).
The prevalence of head and face injuries resulting from homicide was high and victims are predominantly young men, drug users and those with a criminal record. The association was found between the presence of head injuries and number of injuries.
鉴于暴力行为的规模及其对多个国家民众健康的影响，它是一个严重的问题。本研究的目的是评估巴西东北部一个城市中凶杀案受害者头部和面部受伤的情况。
在民事警察人身伤害犯罪警察局开展了一项横断面研究，该研究评估了2015年1月至2018年12月期间通报的168起凶杀案受害者的警方调查情况。分析的变量与受害者的社会人口学特征、凶杀案特点以及涉及的身体部位有关。进行了描述性数据分析和Pearson卡方检验（<0.05）。
20至29岁的男性（92.9%）、吸毒者（70.7%）以及有犯罪记录者（65.9%）涉案比例更高。单纯凶杀案占主导（92.3%），周日发生率更高（16.7%），夜班期间发生率更高（40.1%），复仇是犯罪的主要原因（32%），枪支是主要作案工具（89.2%）。关于受影响的身体部位数量，受害者更常受到两个部位的影响（36.5%）。68.3%的受害者有头部受伤，而面部受伤占35.3%。头部受伤与受伤数量之间存在关联（<0.05）。
凶杀案导致的头部和面部受伤发生率很高，受害者主要是年轻男性、吸毒者和有犯罪记录者。发现头部受伤与受伤数量之间存在关联。
