Patterns of abuse of elderly people in Brazil: analysis of notifications

• Main Authors: Fabiana Martins Dias de Andrade (Author), Ísis Eloah Machado (Author), Maria Imaculada de Fátima Freitas (Author), Maria de Fatima Marinho de Souza (Author), Deborah Carvalho Malta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to describe the characteristics of elderly people abuse notifications by gender and to assess notification patterns according to gender. We analyzed data from the Brazilian Information System for Notificable Diseases (SINAN) in 2017. We carried out a descriptive analysis of victim c...