Domestic violence and abuse related emergency room visits in Ontario, Canada
| العنوان: | Domestic violence and abuse related emergency room visits in Ontario, Canada |
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| المؤلفون: | Heather Manson, Harkirat Singh, Sonica Singhal, Menaka Shanmuganantha, Sarah K. Orr |
| المصدر: | BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021) BMC Public Health |
| بيانات النشر: | BMC, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Domestic Violence, Domestic violence and abuse, Isolation (health care), Inequality, media_common.quotation_subject, 030230 surgery, Child abuse and neglect, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, 030225 pediatrics, Health care, Epidemiology, medicine, Humans, Elder abuse and neglect, Crime Victims, media_common, Ontario, Public health, business.industry, Relative index of inequality, lcsh:Public aspects of medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, lcsh:RA1-1270, Intimate partner violence, Domestic violence, Female, Biostatistics, business, Emergency Service, Hospital, Emergency room visits, Demography, Research Article |
| الوصف: | Background Hospitals’ emergency rooms (ERs) are generally the first point of contact of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) victims to the health care system. For efficient management and resource allocation for ERs to manage DVA-related emergencies in Canada, it is important to quantify and assess the pattern of these visits. Methods Aggregate DVA-related ER visits data, using relevant ICD-10-CA codes, from 2012 to 2016 were retrieved from IntelliHealth Ontario. The 2011 ON-Marg (Ontario Marginalization) indices were linked at the Dissemination Area level to ER data. Descriptive analyses including total number and rate of visits per 100,000 people were calculated, stratified by age and sex. The Slope Index of Inequality (SII) and Relative Index of Inequality (RII) were also assessed. Results From 2012 to 2016, 10,935 (81.2% by females and 18.8% by males) DVA-related visits were made to ERs in Ontario. An annual average of 25.5 visits per 100,000 females and 6.1 visits per 100,000 males was observed. Residential instability and deprivation were significant predictors of DVA-related ER visits. No particular site of injury was indicated in 38.5% of visits, 24.7% presented with cranio-maxillofacial (CMF) trauma in isolation, 28.9% presented with non-CMF injuries, and 7.9% visits presented with both CMF and non-CMF injuries. Conclusion This study identified that the burden of DVA-related ER visits is large enough to warrant timely public health interventions, and observed that certain populations in Ontario experience more DVA and/or are more prone to its impact. Our findings have important implications for various stakeholders involved in planning and implementing relevant policies and programs. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1471-2458 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::6b5673bb2bc76bcea7f609b38f85ef7f https://doaj.org/article/2b136bba90654acc9edabbd9f24b5bbe |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....6b5673bb2bc76bcea7f609b38f85ef7f |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
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