Abstract
The goal of this study is the analysis of the spatial distribution of mortality from external causes (traffic accidents, homicides, suicides, falls, drownings and other external causes) in the city of Maringá, between 1999 and 2001. The special representation of the mortality due to external causes considered the census zones and their socioeconomic characteristics. For this, the ArcView 3.0 software program was used, as well as the propositions of the semiology of graphics for the elaboration of thematic maps. The results of this analysis showed inequalities in the mortality due to violent causes during the three years of the study, without distinction among the urban infrastructure and the social economic characteristics of the victims. Therefore, it becomes necessary that the city be reviewed as a planned managed space for a healthier life for all, with objective goals to reduce social iniquities. However, it is essential that the promotion of health add strategies for changes in the profile of mortality risks due to external causes, through the formulation of public policies.
Highlights
Dentro do conceito ampliado de saúde, tudo que significa agravo e ameaça à vida, às condições de trabalho, às relações interpessoais e à qualidade da existência faz parte do universo das políticas públicas
The goal of this study is the analysis of the spatial distribution of mortality from external causes in the city of Maringá, between 1999 and 2001
It is essential that the promotion of health add strategies for changes in the profile of mortality risks due to external causes, through the formulation of public policies
Summary
O objetivo deste estudo é analisar a distribuição espacial da mortalidade por causas externas (acidentes de trânsito, homicídios, suicídios, quedas, afogamentos e outras causas externas) no Município de Maringá, no período de 1999 a 2001. A representação espacial da mortalidade por causas externas levou em consideração as zonas censitárias e as características socioeconômicas destas. Os resultados desta análise evidenciaram desigualdades na mortalidade por causas violentas nos três anos de estudo, não fazendo qualquer distinção entre a infraestrutura urbana e as características socioeconômicas das vítimas. É imprescindível que a promoção da saúde incorpore estratégias de alteração no perfil de riscos da morbimortalidade das causas externas, por intermédio da formulação das políticas públicas. Palavras-chave: mortalidade por causas externas, análise espacial, geografia da saúde
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