Perception on insecurity and urban violence between elderly people in a Brasilian municipality

Authors

  • Ana Cristina Viana Campos Professora Adjunta C1, Faculdade de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará (Unifesspa). Atual Diretora Adjunta do Instituto de Estudos em Saúde e Biológicas, Unifesspa.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i2p481-495

Keywords:

Urban violence, Aging, Public policies.

Abstract

This study examines the differences in predictors of perceptions about urban insecurity and violence among Brazilian elderly. We conducted a study in a Brazilian municipality with 2052 elderly in 2012. Data were analyzed by SPSS 19.0 by the chi-square test and ordinal regression, considering p≤0.05. In the final model of this study, greater insecurity and urban violence remained associated with age, sex, skin color, and schooling, residence time and perception of differences in the neighborhood. We concluded that there are relevant differences among the elderly in the perception of insecurity and urban violence, which could be explained by age, skin color and contextual differences in the neighborhood of residence of these elderly people.

 

Author Biography

Ana Cristina Viana Campos, Professora Adjunta C1, Faculdade de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará (Unifesspa). Atual Diretora Adjunta do Instituto de Estudos em Saúde e Biológicas, Unifesspa.

Professora Adjunta C1, Faculdade de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará (Unifesspa). Atual Diretora Adjunta do Instituto de Estudos em Saúde e Biológicas, Unifesspa. Pós-doutorado, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, UFPA. Mestre e Doutora em Odontologia, área de concentração em Saúde Coletiva. Especialista em Bioestatística, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais. Graduada em Odontologia. Temas de pesquisa: Epidemiologia e Modelos Estatísticos Multivariados; Educação em Saúde; Metodologias Ativas de Ensino; Tecnologias Digitais na Educação; Envelhecimento; Qualidade de Vida; Capital Social; Religiosidade, Espiritualidade e Crenças pessoais.

ORCID iD: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0596-6632.

 

 

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Published

2019-06-30

How to Cite

Campos, A. C. V. (2019). Perception on insecurity and urban violence between elderly people in a Brasilian municipality. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 22(2), 481–495. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i2p481-495

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2019)

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