MOTIVATION HOMICIDES COMMITTED AGAINST ELDERLY IN A CITY OF PARAÍBA

Abstract

In 2025, according to WHO, Brazil will be the sixth country in the world in number of elderly . There is still a lack of information about the health of the elderly and the particularities and challenges of population aging for public health in our social context . This increase in the number of years of life , however, must be accompanied by improving or maintaining the health and quality of life . This study aimed to characterize the killings and associated factors in older people , in Campina Grande , Paraíba . This is an excerpt of a Master's thesis in Public Health . Cross-sectional study , through the analysis of police of homicide victims of Campina Grande surveys - Paraíba , in the period 2008-2011 . The sample comprises 448 police investigations , of which 19 cases of homicide involving elderly . The database was developed using the software SPSS ( Statistical. Package for Social Sciences) v . 17.0 . Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics ( absolute and percentage distributions ) , mean and standard deviation. In terms of sex 84.2 % are male and 15.8 % are female . Regarding the level of education we highlight the following results , 5.3 % are illiterate , as the weapon used , the gun was the predominant weapon with 47 % . Considering the location of the event , there was 68.4 % of the homicides occurred in a public road , the main motivation for the murders was trivial reasons ( 25 % ) and robbery ( 25.5 % ) . Final Thoughts : The premise assumed in this paper is that the implementation of public policies for control of homicides based on local control strategies must take into account the similarities and differences between cities or regions .