title: Characteristics of the Violence and Accidents Survey Conducted in Brazilian Sentinel Emergency Departments.
abstract: The Violence and Accidents Survey Conducted in Sentinel Emergency Departments (VIVA Survey) is the sentinel surveillance component of the Violence and Accidents Surveillance System (VIVA). It was conducted for the first time in 2006 and again in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2014. The sample is comprised of victims of accidents and violence treated in Emergency Departments linked to the Brazilian National Health System (SUS). The services are selected intentionally. This isfollowed by probability sampling of 12-hour shifts by conglomerates in single-stage selection. Data is collected by trained interviewers using a standard form. The variables include data about the service site, the victim, the event, injury and case development. The VIVA Survey provides key information for the implementation of policies for addressing violence and accidents as well as for health and peace promotion policies.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Goiás, Hospital das Clínicas, Goiânia- GO, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marta Maria Alves da
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Piauí, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Comunidade, Teresina-PI, Brasil.
authors.forename: Márcio Dênis Medeiros
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Mascarenhas
authors.affiliation: Ministério da Saúde, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Brasília-DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cheila Marina
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Enfermagem, Belo Horizonte-MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Deborah Carvalho
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Malta
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Medicina Social, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rosane Aparecida
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.affiliation: Ministério da Saúde, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Brasília-DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Mariana Gonçalves de
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Brasília, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Brasília-DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Alice Cristina Medeiros
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.affiliation: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Camila Alves
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bahia
authors.affiliation: Universidade São Paulo, Núcleo de Pesquisas Epidemiológicas em Nutrição e Saúde, São Paulo-SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Regina Tomie Ivata
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Bernal
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*