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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0121-0807</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de la Universidad Industrial de Santander. Salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Univ. Ind. Santander. Salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0121-0807</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Industrial de Santander]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0121-08072023000100018</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18273/saluduis.55.e:23070</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Homicidios de niños, niñas y adolescentes en Colombia durante 2010-2020]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Child and adolescent homicides in Colombia during 2010-2020]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Peña-Maldonado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Julián]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pinzón-Flórez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Eduardo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Industrial de Santander  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bucaramanga ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Corporación Hospitalaria Juan Ciudad-Méderi  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>55</volume>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0121-08072023000100018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0121-08072023000100018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0121-08072023000100018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: Los derechos de los niños, niñas y adolescentes prevalecen sobre los derechos de los demás. Sin embargo, países de ingreso medio como Colombia tienen una alta tasa de homicidios para este grupo poblacional, esto deja en evidencia que la sociedad no es capaz de proteger efectivamente su derecho fundamental a la vida.  Objetivo: Describir la tendencia de los homicidios de los niños, niñas y adolescentes en Colombia para el periodo 2010-2020.  Materiales y métodos: Se utilizaron los microdatos anonimizados de las defunciones no fetales de las estadísticas vitales del DANE y calcularon las tasas de homicidios para los menores de 19 años.  Resultados: Durante el periodo analizado, los homicidios de los niñas, niñas y adolescentes en Colombia se redujeron, al pasar de 2485 en el año 2010 a 1360 en el 2020.  Discusión: Los resultados de este trabajo muestran que los homicidios tienen diferencias significativas por grupo de edad, sexo y departamento, las cuales tienen determinantes que las explican, pero que es necesario abordar a profundidad en posteriores investigaciones.  Conclusiones: Es indispensable seguir con esta tendencia decreciente para lograr garantizar el derecho a la vida de este grupo poblacional.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: The rights of children and adolescents prevail over others. However, middle-income countries such as Colombia have a high homicide rate for this population group, showing that society is not able to effectively protect their fundamental right to life.  Objective: To describe the trend of homicides of children and adolescents in Colombia for the period 2010-2020.  Materials and methods: We used anonymized microdata of non-fetal deaths from DANE vital statistics and calculated homicide rates for children under 19 years of age.  Outcomes: During the period analyzed, homicides of children and adolescents in Colombia decreased from 2485 in 2010 to 1360 in 2020.  Discussion: The results of this study show homicides have significant differences by age group, sex, and department, which have determinants that describe them but need to be addressed in depth in further research.  Conclusions: It is essential to continue with this decreasing trend to guarantee the right to life for this population group.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Niñez]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Adolescentes]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Salud pública]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Childhood]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Adolescent]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Homicides]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Public health]]></kwd>
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