Violência em menores em Fortaleza nos anos 80

Abstract

The problem of violence in the social reality of large Brazilian cities grew in the 80s. Violence against children and adolescents accompanies the history of humanity since the earliest records. The objectives of this work is to present data on violence involving minors in the city of Fortaleza, in the 80s, and analyze trends in mortality due to violent causes and understanding this sociopathology - violence - where diverse forms derived from the structural system, if interconnected forming a network, which means taking an interdisciplinary approach at all levels, in an effort to better understand it. The mortality rates and proportional mortality - fatal - and the incidence rates and proportional distribution - non-fatal cases were calculated to evaluate the measurable aspect of the problem. Mortality statistics reveal for the age group 0-17 years in the period 1980/1989, in Fortaleza, to approximately 39.28% of deaths due to external causes are given by traffic accident, 46, 15% are caused by other accidents, suicides by 1.96% and 12.61% for homicide. Mortality shows that a large number of sequels and permanent disability due to violent causes primarily in each age group and gender, the more relevant mortality in children and young males with 67.30% of the total deaths. Among minors, the age range 0-4 years (27.97%), followed by the age 15-17 years (26%). Morbidity was more pronounced in children and adolescent males, mostly aged 15-17 years (47.87%), followed by the age 10-14 years (31.36%). It emphasizes the multidisciplinary nature of the problem and called attention to contribute to the prevention and control of violent causes or try to lessen its consequences.