Vitimização por violência urbana em universitários

Abstract

This study is part of the masters 2017/2018 consortium of the Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology of the Federal University of Pelotas. A cross - sectional study was carried out, which included a census sample of incoming university students (≥18 years old) from the Federal University of Pelotas. Data were collected between November 2017 and July 2018. 1865 students were evaluated using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire through tablets, applied in the classroom. The prevalence of urban violence victimization was 12.2% (95%CI 10.8 – 13.8). Almost half of the students suffered more than one episode of violence in the past year. In the most severe victimization episode, the main means used was a firearm (37.8%), the violence was perpetrated by robber, thief or burglar (76.9%), occurred in the streets (85.3%) and one in four victims had some type of injury due to violence. After adjusting for confounding factors, analyses based on a hierarchical conceptual model indicated that male, black or brown skin color individuals who declared homo or bisexual orientation and who had used illicit drugs at least once in their life had a higher prevalence of victimization. More research is needed to know the profile of the victims and to subsidize the creation of public policies to prevent and fight urban violence.