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Involvement of school students in fights with weapons: prevalence and associated factors in Brazil.
BMC Public Health
September 2016
University of Brasilia and Institute of Applied Economic Research - Ipea, SBS 1, Block J., ZIP: 70076-900, Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
Background: Violence, as well as other behaviors, is often intensified during adolescence and early adulthood. The objective of this study is estimate the prevalence of Brazilian school students involvement in fights with weapons and to analyze the associated factors.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study using data from the National School Student Health Survey conducted in 2012 with 9 grade elementary school students attending 2842 schools in all 27 Brazilian Federative Units.