SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE DEATH BY VIOLENCE IN SERGIPE STATE

Abstract

Death cases resulting from aggression to the elderly are a public health problem, with serious social consequences. Studies in Brazil show that, in 2007, of the 18 million elderly people, 12% suffered abuse, of which 54% were caused by their own children. In 2016, there were already 146 ill-treatment surveys of the elderly in Sergipe, a number that grew over time, especially in the year 2018, when Sergipe obtained the highest homicide mortality rate in the country. The aim of this study was to establish the sociodemographic profile of deaths due to aggression in the elderly in the state of Sergipe from 2007 to 2016. It is a cohort study, of an exploratory and descriptive nature, of an applied nature and with a quantitative approach. The same was done through data collection, with the elderly aged 60 and over, victims of mortality due to aggression. 305 death records were analyzed in the Mortality Information System, in which the majority of the elderly were race/brown (70.5%), were male (87.9%) and aged between 60 and 69 years (71.7%). Regarding the place of occurrence and residence, the region of health Aracaju stood out for the high prevalence of events. The predominant means of aggression in the analyzed cases was by firing a firearm or unspecified weapon (50.5%). In order to minimize the problem, the articulation between the health care networks that integrate the promotion, prevention and control of violent deaths among the elderly is essential.