In highly urbanized and unequal Latin America, urban health and health equity research are
essential to effective policymaking. To ensure the application of relevant and context-specific …

Despite the relevance of cities and city policies for health, there has been limited
examination of large numbers of cities aimed at characterizing urban health determinants …

Crime and violence threaten people's safety and overall well-being around the globe.
Youths represent a large fraction of the victims and perpetrators of violent crime …

Positive associations between levels of socioeconomic inequality and homicide rates have
been reported at various geographical levels (eg, between countries, states, cities, and …

Introduction Latin America is burdened by high levels of violence. Although boys and men
often experience more violence and fatalities, girls and women face a greater risk of being …

Using representative data from the 2019 National Health Survey (PNS-2019), we aim to
investigate whether violent physical and sexual victimization differs by sexual orientation in …

Objectives We aimed to analyse the trends of interpersonal violence (IV) in Latin America
(LA) between 1990 and 2019 for females and males at a national level. Study design Cross …

Background: This study aimed to compare the overall prevalence, stratified by sex and age
group of global physical activity (GPA), active commuting to school (ACS), and sedentary …

Background Pediatric trauma is a major global health concern, accounting for a substantial
proportion of deaths and disease burden from age 5 onwards. Effective triage and …

This study presents the criminal profile of homicide offenders in prisons across Brazil. The
sample was N= 189 male participants, single-victim homicide (n= 87) and serial homicides …