Analysis of Characteristics and Relevant Factors of 1 340 Cases of Intentional Injury Cases in Southwest China.
Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi
; 35(4): 433-436, 2019 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the characteristics and patterns of factors such as victims' information, injury tools and time of occurrence of intentional injury cases in southwest China. Methods One thousand three hundred and forty intentional injury cases from several places in southwest China from 2014 to 2016 assessed as minor injury level â
¡ and above had been randomly selected. Data on victims' information, motives, injury tools, sites of occurrence, time of occurrence, injured parts and degrees of injury were classified and gathered, and then association analyses of motives and types of injury tools as well as degrees of injury and injury tools were made. Results Most of the victims were young adults between 20-50 years ï¼65.2%ï¼, male ï¼82.3%ï¼, rural household registration ï¼62.8%ï¼; the motives were mainly dispute ï¼45.8%ï¼. Injury tools were mostly blunt ï¼54.6%ï¼ or sharp ï¼36.0%ï¼. Specifically, injuries were mostly made bare-handed ï¼36.9%ï¼ and by cutting tools ï¼33.2%ï¼; the cases mainly occurred in public areas ï¼59.0%ï¼. Cases occurred more frequently in January ï¼11.3%ï¼, February ï¼13.1%ï¼, March ï¼11.6%ï¼ and from 22ï¼00 to 01ï¼00 every night. Injuries mainly involved the craniofacial region. The wounds were mainly assessed as minor injury level â
¡ ï¼61.6%ï¼. There was statistical significance in the difference of types of injury tools among cases with different motives ï¼P<0.05ï¼. There was statistical significance in the difference of the distribution of injury tools among cases with different degrees of injury ï¼P<0.05ï¼. Conclusion The occurrence of intentional injury cases in southwest China has potential patterns and relevant influencing factors. Prevention and analysis of such cases need to be comprehensively considered from the aspects such as victims' information, injury tools and time of occurrence.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Violência
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Ferimentos e Lesões
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Motivação
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
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Zh
Revista:
Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article