Mortality and years of life lost to death or disability by interpersonal violence against women in Brazil: Global Burden of Disease Study, 1990 and 2019

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Isabella Vitral Pinto, Nádia Machado de Vasconcelos, Rafael Bello Corassa, Mohsen Naghavi, Fatima Marinho, Deborah Carvalho Malta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2022
• Subjects: Gender-based violence; Mortality; Injuries; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Daly
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0287-2021; https://doaj.org/article/05c0dce1f48843cb9c13969cbf0be523

Abstract INTRODUCTION Aggression against women is an important cause of morbidity and death. This study compares the variation of deaths and years of life lost to death or disability (DALY) caused by interpersonal violence against women in Brazil and its states. METHODS This descriptive study analyz...