Analysis of the completeness and consistency of records of violence against indigenous women in the health macro-region of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, 2009-2020

Epidemiol Serv Saude. 2024 May 27:33:e20231075. doi: 10.1590/S2237-96222024V33E20231075.EN. eCollection 2024.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the temporal trend of completeness and consistency of data on notifications of violence against indigenous women in the health macro-region of Dourados, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, between 2009 and 2020.

Methods: An ecological time series study was conducted using data from the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System; Prais-Winsten regression was used to analyze the trend of data completeness and consistency, as well as the proportion of completed and coherent fields.

Results: A total of 2,630 cases were reported; completeness was found to be very poor in the variable "occupation" (48.9%) and poor in the variables "schooling" (68.3%) and "time of occurrence" (67.9%); in the analysis of temporal trends, only the variable "occupation" showed a decreasing trend (p = 0.045).

Conclusion: The data analyzed demonstrated the need for improvement in the completeness of the variables "schooling", "occupation" and "time of occurrence" of the violent act.

Main results: There was a progressive increase in notifications over the years. Most of the variables showed regular or excellent completeness and consistency. In the analysis of temporal trend, only the "occupation" variable showed a decreasing trend.

Implications for services: Care for victims of violence is part of the daily routine of health services, and it is essential for health professionals to provide adequate compulsory notification for a comprehensive understanding of the victims' profile, thus assisting in addressing this issue.

Perspectives: Further studies are needed to understand the factors associated with violence against indigenous women, which could help the development of health promotion actions and violence prevention strategies targeting these women.

Objetivo:: Analisar a tendência temporal do grau de completitude e a consistência dos dados de notificação de violência contra as mulheres indígenas da macrorregião de saúde de Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil, entre os anos de 2009 e 2020.

Métodos:: Estudo ecológico de série temporal, sobre dados do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação; utilizou-se a regressão de Prais-Winsten para analisar a tendência da completitude dos dados e sua consistência, a proporção de campos preenchidos e coerentes.

Resultados:: Foram notificados 2.630 casos; a completitude revelou-se muito ruim na variável “ocupação” (48,9%) e ruim nas variáveis “escolaridade” (68,3%) e “hora da ocorrência” (67,9%); na análise de tendência temporal, apenas a variável “ocupação” apresentou tendência de redução (p = 0,045).

Conclusão:: Os dados analisados demonstraram a necessidade de melhoria na completitude das variáveis “escolaridade”, “ocupação” e “hora da ocorrência” do ato violento.

Objetivo:: Analizar la tendencia temporal en el grado de completitud y consistencia de los datos de notificación sobre violencia contra mujeres indígenas en la macrorregión sanitaria de Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil, entre los años 2009-2020.

Métodos:: Estudio de series de tiempo ecológicas con datos del Sistema de Información de Enfermedades de Declaración Obligatoria; se utilizó la regresión de Prais-Winsten para analizar la tendencia de completitud; para mantener la coherencia, se utilizó la proporción de campos completados y coherentes.

Resultados:: Se notificaron 2.630 casos; la exhaustividad fue muy pobre en la variable ocupación (48,9%) y pobre en las variables educación (68,3%) y tiempo de ocurrencia (67,9%); en el análisis de tendencia temporal, sólo la variable ocupación mostró una tendencia decreciente (p = 0,045).

Conclusión:: Los datos analizados demuestran la necesidad de mejorar la completitud de las variables educación, ocupación y tiempo de ocurrencia del acto violento.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brazil
  • Communication
  • Educational Status
  • Female
  • Gender-Based Violence / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Indians, South American / statistics & numerical data
  • Indigenous Peoples / statistics & numerical data
  • Information Systems
  • South American People
  • Time Factors
  • Violence* / statistics & numerical data

Supplementary concepts

  • Brazilian people