2023-02-242023-02-242020-02-19SILVA, Adria Vanessa da. Caracterização dos homicídios de crianças paraenses. Orientadora: Vera Lúcia de Azevedo Lima. Orientadora: Vera Lúcia de Azevedo Lima, 2020. 51 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Enfermagem) - Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Belém, 2020. Disponível em: http://repositorio.ufpa.br:8080/jspui/handle/2011/15358. Acesso em:.https://repositorio.ufpa.br/handle/2011/15358INTRODUCTION: Homicide is an expression of interpersonal violence, it is from it that we can grasp the seriousness of the situation of violence perpetrated against children in the state of Pará. It represents the extreme of violence in a society and a serious conjecture of economic, social disorder , political and religious. A complex, multifactorial, heterogeneous phenomenon with an impact not only on quality, but also on people's life expectancy. The characteristics of these deaths can vary according to the victim's age, sex, color or race and other factors. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the homicides of children in the state of Pará. METHODOLOGY: Descriptive, retrospective study with a quantitative approach based on Epidemiology. The study was carried out based on the homicide data of children in the state of Pará, registered with the Assistant Secretary of Intelligence and Criminal Analysis, linked to the Secretary of Public Security of Pará, covering the period from January, 2014 to December, 2018. 77 occurrences resulting in homicide were identified. For data collection, the technique of descriptive analysis was used in order to highlight the characterization of victims and authors. RESULT: The profile of the victimized children and the aggressors found that the children's age range is from 0 to 11 years old incomplete, with the male gender prevailing and the highest percentage in the 18 to 24 age group, the highest percentage practiced by stepfathers, who practiced the act against the minor in his own residence. The feeling of hatred / revenge, followed by jealousy and ambition were the presumed causes that led the aggressor to commit the act, being the means used to consummate the fact the firearm. The ten municipalities in the state of Pará with the highest prevalence of homicides with children in this period was Belém, followed by Ananindeua, Itaituba, Altamira, Monte Alegre, Marabá, Salvaterra, Breu Branco, Xinguara and Marapanim. Recognizing the intensity of the victimization of children by homicide and its distribution in the municipalities of our state provides contributions for the State to encourage public policies in order to effectively protect and maintain the lives of children in situations of violence within the family.Acesso AbertoAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/HomicídioCriançasEnfermagemHomicideChildrenNursingDissertaçãoCNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::ENFERMAGEMPOLÍTICAS DE SAÚDE E O CUIDADO DE ENFERMAGEM AMAZÔNICOENFERMAGEM NO CONTEXTO AMAZÔNICO