Temporal trend and epidemiological profile of notifications of violence against women in Brazil: 2014-2023

Abstract Objective To analyze the temporal trend and epidemiological profile of notifications of violence against women in Brazil between 2014 and 2023. Methods This is a time series, conducted using the National System of Injuries and Notifications (SINAN) for interpersonal and self-inflicted v...

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Main Authors: Geovanna Carvalho Cardoso Lima, Camila Mendes dos Passos, Alba Lúcia Santos Pinheiro, Ícaro José Santos Ribeiro, Emanuella Gomes Maia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ministério da Saúde do Brasil 2025-08-01
Series:Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-96222025000100268&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:Abstract Objective To analyze the temporal trend and epidemiological profile of notifications of violence against women in Brazil between 2014 and 2023. Methods This is a time series, conducted using the National System of Injuries and Notifications (SINAN) for interpersonal and self-inflicted violence. Descriptive statistics and Prais-Winsten regression were used to analyze the data. Results Notifications of violence against women showed an increasing trend between 2014 and 2023, especially after 2020 (from 9.8 to 19.2 cases per 100,000 women per year). Proportionally, self-inflicted injuries stood out over interpersonal aggression. The majority of notifications referred to adult women (54.0%), with incomplete elementary school from the 4th to the 8th grade (17.4%) and of brown race/skin color (43.0%). Bodily force/beating prevailed as a means of aggression (31.9%), carried out by the spouse (17.3%) and in the home environment (73.4%). Conclusion Violence against women has increased in the last decade, with such increase intensifying in recent years. Socially vulnerable women were most affected, especially in cases of sexual violence and neglect/abandonment.
ISSN:2237-9622