@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiological study of injuries caused by violence and conflict in forensic medical records of selected cities of Sistan and Baluchistan province in 2020",
journal="Journal of family medicine and primary care",
year="2020",
author="Faezeh, Sahbaeiroy and Farshid, Fallahi",
volume="9",
number="10",
pages="5165-5170",
abstract="BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Interpersonal violence is a socially traumatic and unpleasant phenomenon. These violence-related injuries are sometimes irreparable and can become  a permanent problem, Violence in Iran is one of the five most socially harmed and  has increased dramatically in recent years, therefore the present research aimed to  investigate epidemiological study of injuries caused by violence and conflict in  forensic medical records of selected cities of Sistan and Baluchistan province in  2020 considering this subject must be one of our priorities. <br><br>METHODS: This study was  a descriptive study performed in forensic medicine centers of two cities in Sistan  and Baluchistan province, Iran. The population consisted of existing citations and  records, sample size based on similar studies and the recommendation of professors,  all available records were considered and census method was used to select the  samples. The data gathering tool consisted of two sections: demographic information  and violence and conflict. Content validity method and reliability test were used to  determine the validity and reliability. Data were analyzed using SPSS24 software. <br><br>RESULTS: The results showed that the majority of the sample was 20-29 years old,  male, married, self-employed and high school graduated, living in the eastern part  of the city, with no history of mental illness, domestic violence, child abuse, and  spouse abuse. The majority of the study units did not use any drugs. The most  violent were beatings and bullying. It included several organs such as limbs, soft  tissue damage with bleeding. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate the  importance of epidemiological analysis of violence and conflict in the provinces  under study and show that appropriate solutions and culture building, as well as  increasing awareness of the impact of violence and conflict on individuals and their  injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2249-4863",
doi="10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_702_20",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_702_20"
}