@article{ref1,
title="Perceptions of preventability among acutely injured Hispanic patients",
journal="Journal of safety research",
year="1996",
author="Weddle, M and Bissell, R. and Shesser, R.",
volume="27",
number="3",
pages="175-181",
abstract="Attitudes and belief systems are regarded as major factors affecting the success of injury prevention efforts. It is not known whether cultural belief systems affect the injury rates of Hispanics in the United States, a population that is known to be at high risk for injury. We interviewed Hispanic injury patients requiring emergency treatment, and we asked them to put into words their ideas and beliefs concerning the preventability of their injuries. Male patients and victims of unintentional injuries were more likely to consider their injuries unavoidable. Younger patients were more likely to not know if their injuries could have been avoided, and patients with higher family income were more likely to think that a change in someone else's behavior could have prevented their injury. These findings are in agreement with earlier investigations of attribution theory, a description of how individuals assign causality to events. Attitudes regarding injury prevention were not related to degrees of acculturation for the Hispanic members of our sample.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0022-4375",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}