Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the circumstances of aggressions and patterns of maxillofacial injuries among victims of interpersonal violence. This was a cross-sectional and exploratory study conducted from the analysis of 7,132 medical-legal and social records of interpersonal violence victims seen in a Forensic Medicine and Dentistry Center. Descriptive and multivariate statistics were performed using Multiple Correspondence Analysis. Three groups with different victimization profiles were identified. The first group was mainly composed of men of different age groups, victims of community violence that resulted in facial bones or dentoalveolar fracture. The second group was mainly composed of adolescents (10-19 years) of both sexes, victims of interpersonal violence and without specific pattern of injuries. The third group was composed of adult women (≥ 20 years) victims of domestic violence that resulted in injuries of soft tissues of face or other body regions. The results suggest that sociodemographic and circumstantial characteristics are important factors in victimization by maxillofacial injuries and interpersonal violence.
Highlights
Interpersonal violence is considered a high-priority public health problem in different regions of the world and has been widely discussed by various sectors of society due to its impact on public safety indicators, on the daily lives of individuals and to the constant presence of victims in health services[1,2,3,4]
The results showed that G1 members victims of community violence did not exhibit a homogeneous victimization profile in relation to age and marital status, indicating that men at different stages of the life cycle and in different marital situations are vulnerable to this type of violence
The results showed that adolescent victims of violence in the region under study did not show homogeneous victimization profile according to sex, region of residence, type of violence, aggression mechanism and specific type of trauma
Summary
Interpersonal violence is considered a high-priority public health problem in different regions of the world and has been widely discussed by various sectors of society due to its impact on public safety indicators, on the daily lives of individuals and to the constant presence of victims in health services[1,2,3,4]. Millions of people lose their lives and many others carry non-fatal injuries resulting from domestic and community violence. Violence is a major cause of death in people aged 15-44 years throughout the world, which can be avoided by modifying its contextual and situational factors[5,6,7]. The first typically occurs among family members or intimate partners, usually in the domestic sphere, the second is more associated with criminal behavior, such as assaults, fights, kidnappings and murders that occurred among individuals who may or may not know each other, often occurring in different places[5,12]
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