Citation

Gao X, Ye P, Er Y, Wang L, Deng X, Wang Y, Jin Y, Ji C, Yang C, Duan L. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2015; 36(1): 3-6.

Affiliation

National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China. Email: leileiduan@vip.sina.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Zhonghua yi xue hui)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

25876855

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To understand the characteristics of victims under violence that were enrolled from clinic and emergency room of the hospitals, to provide basis for the development of violence prevention strategies.

METHODS: Data from the National Injury Surveillance Program between 2006 and 2013 were used to analyze: 1)trend of violence proportion in injuries, 2)socio-demographic characteristics of the cases, 3)basic and clinic information on related violence.

RESULTS: The proportion of victims of violence decreased during the past 8 years. The number of violence related cases in 2013 was 50 333, including 36 049 males and 14 284 females. Most cases had educational levels as junior (41.2%) or senior high schools (27.3%). 24.0% of the violence occurred between 22:00 PM and 02:59 AM. The proportions of domestic violence were 30.2% in the 0-4 age group and 28.5% in the 65- age group, both were higher than in the other age groups.

CONCLUSION: Interventions on violence including children abuse and elderly abuse should be paid attention to.

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