STUDY OF NOTIFICATIONS BY VIOLENCES SITUATIONS IN MEN IN RIO DE JANEIRO MUNICIPALITY

In 2008, it was established by the Ministry of Health, the form notification / investigation Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence and / or Other Violence Interpersonal. Although barely visible, violence against the man exist, and a little further, male suicide is important. The objective of this study is to show the data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System - SINAN, with regard to violence, related to man. This is quantitative research. Notifications were analyzed from 2010 to 2014. From a total of 14.734 notifications, 4% were related to men, a figure that has remained stable over the period. It was observed that 66% were reported as physical violence and, among those that have been specified (not required), 45% were reported as self-harm / suicide attempt. All notifications were from hospitals with emergency door open, suggesting that only the most serious cases were reported. In addition to the small number of reports of violence, there is the problem of bad-fulfillment on the part of health professionals. It follows the analysis of the SINAN, which should develop actions for the prevention of violence and the release of the topic, too, for the male population.