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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Hospital admissions of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians due to interpersonal violence, July 1999 to June 2004 |
Author: | Berry, J. Harrison, J. Ryan, P. |
Citation: | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2009; 33(3):215-222 |
Publisher: | Public Health Assoc Australia Inc |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 1326-0200 1753-6405 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Jesia G. Berry, James E. Harrison, Philip Ryan |
Abstract: | <h4>Objective</h4>To compare the incidence of injury-related hospitalisations and the injury profiles for interpersonal violence, in the Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations of Australia.<h4>Method</h4>Descriptive analysis of the National Hospital Morbidity Database (NHMD), using data for the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2004.<h4>Results</h4>Indigenous people were twice as likely as non-Indigenous people to be hospitalised for injury (age-standardised rate ratio [SRR] 2.26, 95% CI 2.24-2.29), and had a 17-fold greater hospitalisation rate for interpersonal violence (SRR, 16.9, 95% CI 16.6-17.3). Indigenous males and females were most commonly injured by a family member or intimate partner and females constituted 54% of Indigenous cases. Most non-Indigenous cases were males (82%), most commonly injured by stranger(s). Head injuries by bodily force were the most frequent injuries. Age-standardised hospitalisation rates of interpersonal violence increased with remoteness of usual residence for Indigenous people and, less so, for others.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The largest differential between Indigenous and non-Indigenous injury-related hospitalisations was for interpersonal violence, particularly for women. About half the excess morbidity from interpersonal violence among Indigenous people is due to factors associated with remote living.<h4>Implications</h4>Culturally appropriate interventions that tackle a wide range of social and economic issues are needed to mitigate Indigenous interpersonal violence. |
Keywords: | Humans Wounds and Injuries Patient Admission Domestic Violence Socioeconomic Factors Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Infant Infant, Newborn Australia Female Male Databases as Topic Young Adult Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
Description: | The definitive version may be found at www.wiley.com |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00378.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00378.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Public Health publications |
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