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Temporal trend of violence due to neglect/abandonment in older women in Brazil (2009-2022)

Beatriz Caroline Guimarães Lima Marijany Duarte da Silva Reis Ana Larissa Gomes Machado Ana Maria Ribeiro dos Santos F. T. de Galiza Francisco Gilberto Fernandes Pereira Lívia Carvalho Pereira José Wicto Pereira Borges

Sep 2026 · Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem · Vol 79 · 0 citations · 23 references

Medicine

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the temporal trend of reported cases of violence due to neglect/abandonment against older women in Brazil between 2009 and 2022. Methods: an ecological time-series study and spatial analysis using data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System. Prais-Winsten regression was used to estimate the Annual Percentage Change (APC) in violence rates among women aged 60 or older according to Brazilian regions. Results: 34,860 cases were recorded, with the highest occurrence in the Southeast and a more pronounced proportional growth in the Northeast (APC: 31.48%). Most episodes occurred in the home (80.2%), with offenders being a family member in 67.5% of cases, and 42% of victims reported repeated violence. Conclusions: a growing and uneven trend was observed in reports of violence due to neglect and abandonment against older women in Brazil, highlighting the persistence of this violence.

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