Perfil epidemiológico dos casos de violência entre idosos no interior do Norte de Minas Gerais

This work aimed to analyze the epidemiological profile of cases of violence against the elderly in the municipality of Almenara/MG, from 2011 to 2015 and compare the characteristics of violence according to the gender. This is a cross-sectional study with data from the Social Civilian Defense Reports (Registros de Eventos de Defesa Social) provided by the Military Police of Minas Gerais State, among the elderly who performed records between 2011 and 2015. It was observed gender differences in relation to the characteristics of violence. Elderly women involved in violence were 53% less likely to live with a partner, two to fourteen times more likely to be victims of violence and four times more likely to be aggressed within the family context. By comparison, older men were twice as likely to engage in episodes resulting in injuries. Violence differs between genders, and, in order to minimize new cases and impacts on elderly’s health, an intersectoral coordination is needed.