Author:

• Kezauyn Miranda Aiquoc - Aiquoc, KM - <kezauyn@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3709-615X

Co-author(s):

• Talita Araújo de Souza - Souza, TA - <talita.asouza@ufpe.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3138-6626
• Arthur de Almeida Medeiros - Medeiros, A A - <aamedeiros.ufms@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2192-8823
• Isabelle Ribeiro Barbosa Mirabal - Mirabal, IRB - <isabelleribeiro68@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1385-2849

Abstract:

Objective: analyze the prevalence of exposure to violence among Brazilian 9th-grade elementary school students, according to differences in race/skin color. Methods: Data from the 2015 National Student Health Survey (PeNSE) from 2015 were used and prevalence rates adjusted for age, sex, and mothers’ level of education were calculated, according to race/skin color distribution. The prevalence ratio (PR) was calculated with 95% confidence intervals. A multilevel Poisson regression model was also applied. Results: Black students were more involved in firearm fights and were seriously injured (PR=1.50; 95% CI:1.27-1.76; and PR=1.36; 95% CI:1.22-1.52, respectively); indigenous people had a higher prevalence of being involved in physical fighting (PR =1.23; 95% CI:1.09-1.38) and of being involved in fights with sharp-cutting weapons (PR=1.38; 95% CI:1.11-1.73). In the multilevel model, living in states with lower HDI (PR=3.54; 95% CI:1.35-9.22) and having black skin color (PR=1.39; 95% CI: 1.29-1.50) were associated with studying at a school that interrupted or suspended classes for safety reasons. Conclusion: the data suggest inequities in the distribution of exposures to violence suffered by Brazilian adolescents according to the race/skin color criterion.

Keywords:

Adolescents; Violence; Distribution by race or ethnicity; Epidemiological surveys.

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