Kevan Guilherme Nóbrega Barbosa

Violência interpessoal, circunstâncias das agressões e padrões dos traumas maxilofaciais na região metropolitana de Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil (2008-2011)

RESUMO O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar as circunstâncias das agressoes e os padroes dos traumas maxilofaciais entre vitimas de violencia interpessoal. Tratou-se de um estudo transversal e exploratorio feito a partir da analise de 7.132 registros medico-legais e sociais de vitimas de violencia interpessoal atendidas em um Centro de Medicina Legal e Odontologia Forense. Foi feita estatistica descritiva e multivariada, usando Analise de Correspondencia Multipla. Tres grupos com perfis distintos de vitimizacao foram identificados. O primeiro grupo foi formado majoritariamente por homens, de diferentes faixas etarias, vitimas de violencia comunitaria, resultando em fratura de ossos faciais ou fratura dentoalveolar. O segundo grupo foi composto essencialmente por adolescentes (10-19 anos), de ambos os sexos, vitimas de violencia interpessoal e que nao apresentaram um padrao especifico de trauma. O terceiro grupo reuniu mulheres, adultas (≥ 20 anos), vitimas de violencia domestica, resultando em lesao de tecidos moles da face ou em outras regioes do corpo. Os resultados sugerem que as caracteristicas sociodemograficas e circunstanciais sao fatores importantes na vitimizacao por traumatismo maxilofacial e violencia interpessoal.The aim of this study was to determine the circumstances of aggressions and patterns of maxillofacial injuries among victims of interpersonal violence. This was a cross-sectional and exploratory study conducted from the analysis of 7,132 medical-legal and social records of interpersonal violence victims seen in a Forensic Medicine and Dentistry Center. Descriptive and multivariate statistics were performed using Multiple Correspondence Analysis. Three groups with different victimization profiles were identified. The first group was mainly composed of men of different age groups, victims of community violence that resulted in facial bones or dentoalveolar fracture. The second group was mainly composed of adolescents (10-19 years) of both sexes, victims of interpersonal violence and without specific pattern of injuries. The third group was composed of adult women (≥ 20 years) victims of domestic violence that resulted in injuries of soft tissues of face or other body regions. The results suggest that sociodemographic and circumstantial characteristics are important factors in victimization by maxillofacial injuries and interpersonal violence.

Ground transportation accidents involving two categories of motorcyclists who transport passengers

Objective: The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to analyze the occurrence of ground transportation accidents involving two categories of motorcyclists who transport passengers in a city located in northeastern Brazil: those who work for city hall and those who work for a private transportation firm. Methods: Interviews were held with the aid of a questionnaire administered to a probabilistic sample of 210 individuals (125 from city hall and 85 from the private firm). Results: A high number of motorcyclists in both categories combined (78.6%) suffered traffic accidents in the 12 months prior to the inquiry. Collisions with automobiles constituted the most frequent type of accident (43.6%). Accidents were more associated with motorcyclists working for city hall (p < 0.05), due mainly to the fact that these individuals had been employed for a longer period of time (p < 0.001). The occurrence of bodily injuries was high in both categories (63.6%). Facial injuries were the least frequent in both categories due mainly to the use of protection equipment (98.2%). Conclusion: The occurrence of traffic accidents was high in the two motorcycle passenger transportation categories analyzed, demonstrating that motorcycles are used to transport passengers in a risky manner.

Formação e perspectiva do mercado de trabalho sob o olhar de alunos de odontologia

Objective: To identify the socioeconomic profile of undergraduate dental students of a public Dental School at the State of Paraiba, Brazil and their expecta...