Homicide in children under ten years old in México: A 20-year study

Jorge martín Rodríguez; Julio cesar Campuzano; Yamileth Ortiz gómez

doi:10.25100/cm.v52i3.4492

Homicide in children under ten years old in México: A 20-year study

Título traducido de la contribución: Homicidio en menores de 10 años en México: 20 años de estudio

Jorge martín Rodríguez, Julio cesar Campuzano, Yamileth Ortiz gómez

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Antecedentes:En una sociedad, los niños son los miembros más vulnerables de la población. La violencia vivida en México durante la última década también ha afectado a personas menores de 10 años.Objetivo:Analizar la tendencia de los homicidios en niños menores de 10 años de 1998 a 2017.Métodos:Se realizó un estudio longitudinal de homicidios en niños menores de 10 años en México de 1998 a 2017. Se aplicaron diversas técnicas analíticas para estudiar la tendencia de la mortalidad durante el período de estudio.Resultados:De los 5,188 homicidios ocurridos, el 57% fueron en niños y el 70% en menores de cinco años; el ahorcamiento y el estrangulamiento fueron los principales mecanis-mos de homicidio de niñas menores de 1 año. El hogar fue el lugar de mayor ocur-rencia de homicidios. Los niños entre 5 y 10 años murieron 3.1 veces más por arma de fuego que los menores de 0 a 4 años. Los menores que residían en el norte del país tenían 2.7 veces más riesgo de mortalidad por armas de fuego en comparación con los que residían en la región central.Conclusiones:Es importante implementar medidas de protección, especialmente para los meno-res de un año, junto con la necesidad de crear intervenciones multisectoriales que aseguren ambientes de protección para los niños. Además, los observatorios podrían utilizarse como una estrategia para mejorar la calidad de los registros administrativos y focalizar la toma de decisiones.

Título traducido de la contribución	Homicidio en menores de 10 años en México: 20 años de estudio
Idioma original	Inglés
Número de artículo	e2024492
Número de páginas	12
Publicación	Colombia Medica
Volumen	52
N.º	3
DOI	https://doi.org/10.25100/cm.v52i3.4492 https://doi.org/10.25100/cm.v52i3.4492
Estado	Publicada - 17 jun. 2021

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Homicidios
maltrato infantil
lesiones intencionales
violencia
justicia social
certificados de defunción
política pública
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Homicide in children under ten years old in México: A 20-year study

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