Violence against men in the city of São Paulo: study of reported cases
Violencia contra el hombre en la ciudad de São Paulo: estudio de los casos notificados
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Rodrigues, C. L., Hernandez Girnys, V., & Carvalho Tavares Alves, J. (2018). Violence against men in the city of São Paulo: study of reported cases. Archivos De Medicina , 18(1), 121-126. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.18.1.2564.2018
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Rodrigues, C. L., Hernandez Girnys, V., & Carvalho Tavares Alves, J. (2018). Violence against men in the city of São Paulo: study of reported cases. Archivos De Medicina , 18(1), 121-126. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.18.1.2564.2018
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and poorly studied type of violence. The prevalence of violenc
against men has been the object of study of international
investigations in several countries such as USA, Canada and UK.
In recent decades, the focus of research and public attention on
violence in Brazil has focused on violence against women; Men,
however, also experience significant levels of aggression
Materials and methods: This paper describes and analyzed
57,893 cases of violence against man (physical, sexual,
psychological, and negligence) reported by SIVVA (Information
and Surveillance System of Violence and Accidents) in the city
of São Paulo from 2008 to 2015. Results: Prevalence was
observed throughout the 8 years evaluated in the study of
domestic physical violence or by acquaintances with use of
corporal force, predominating in the groups of young and
adults, Caucasian, without prior use of drugs or alcohol,
and half of the cases in the mentally handicapped.
Conclusion: Continuing to ignore this situation will make it
unfeasible for health development, the creation of support
and intervention services for this growing population.
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