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03-10-2022 | COVID-19 | Research

Did physical aggression in women increase during the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic? A perspective of facial trauma

Authors: Stella Cristina Soares Araujo, Adriano Augusto Bornachi de Souza, Luiza Vale Coelho, Guilherme Veloso Ramos, Roger Lanes Silveira, Marcio Bruno Figueiredo Amaral

Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Issue 1/2024

Abstract

Purpose

The present study aimed to assess whether there was an increase in physical aggression in women treated in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, through the mandatory quarantine.

Methods

Data from a cross-sectional study were collected and analyzed, from March 1 to December 31, 2020. Additionally, data from the same period the previous year were collected for comparison.

Results

Of the etiologies reviewed for 2020, physical aggression had the highest percentage increase (+ 4.9%) and was the only etiology that showed a significant difference (p = 0.045). The mean age of the included patients was 34.05 years in 2019 and 33.97 in 2020, and most of the women had facial fractures, with nasal fractures being the most frequent, followed by jaw fractures. There was a significant increase (p = 0.34) in the conservative treatment of fractures from 2019 (48.6%) to 2020 (71.7%) and a minor (p = 0.088) increase in aggression toward intimate partners (2019, 40.9%; 2020, 63.9%).

Conclusion

Physical aggression against women increased during the period of mandatory social isolation that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. Health professionals, including emergency services professionals, must be trained to identify victims and refer them to specialized care.

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Title: Did physical aggression in women increase during the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic? A perspective of facial trauma
Authors: Stella Cristina Soares Araujo
Adriano Augusto Bornachi de Souza
Luiza Vale Coelho
Guilherme Veloso Ramos
Roger Lanes Silveira
Marcio Bruno Figueiredo Amaral
Publication date: 03-10-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: COVID-19
Facial Fracture
Nasal Bone Fracture
Facial Fracture
Maxillofacial Injuries
Fracture of the Nasal Bone
Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Issue 1/2024
Print ISSN: 1865-1550
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1569
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-022-01118-2

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Did physical aggression in women increase during the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic? A perspective of facial trauma

Abstract

Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusion

2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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