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. 2021 Feb 1;9:623185. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.623185

Table 2.

Multiple linear regression of possible determinants of domestic violence. Brazil, 2017.

Groups at higher risk
Social determinants Notification rate total Notification rate women Notification rate Black population Notification rate Children 0 to 4 y.o.
Coefficient (95% CI) P-value Coefficient (95% CI) P-value Coefficient (95% CI) P-value Coefficient (95% CI) P-value
GDP per capita (1.000 R$/inhabitant) 0.245 (0.007 to 0.483) 0.043 0.289 (0.061 to 0.517) 0.013 0.204 (−0.101 to 0.509) 0.189 0.372 (−0.021 to 0.767) 0.0641
Demographic density (person per km2)a −0.017 (−0.089 to 0.054) 0.632 −0.049 (−0.118 to 0.019) 0.1614 0.001 (−0.089 to 0.092) 0.973 0.130 (0.012 to 0.249) 0.030
Health places per 100.000 inhabitants −0.129 (−0.315 to 0.055) 0.169 −0.179 (−0.357 to −0.001) 0.0477 0.048 (−0.184 to 0.280) 0.684 −0.138 (−0.444 to 0.167) 0.373
Deaths due to assault per 100.000 inhabitants −0.019 (−0.181 to 0.143) 0.818 −0.026 (−0.182 to 0.130) 0.742 −0.195 (−0.401 to 0.010) 0.0626 0.198 (−0.067 to 0.464) 0.142
Bolsa Família invested (R$) −0.132 (−0.252 to −0.011) 0.031 0.156 (−0.271 to −0.041) 0.007 −0.183 (−0.333 to −0.032) 0.0171 −0.084 (−0.279 to 0.111) 0.395
Family health strategy teams per 100.000 inhabitants 0.017 (−0.233 to 0.269) 0.888 −0.002 (−0.243 to 0.238) 0.982 0.036 (−0.278 to 0.351) 0.819 0.029 (−0.383 to 0.441) 0.889

All variables were included in the model and log transformed. therefore coefficient should be interpreted as how a percentage change in x (dependent variables) affects percentage change in y (notification of domestic violence). CI, Confidence interval. p < 0.05 are in bold.