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01-06-2019 | Original Paper

Risk Factors for Recurrent Injuries from Physical Violence Among African Men in The Gambia

Authors: Paul Bass, Wen-Yu Yu, Edrisa Sanyang, Mau-Roung Lin

Published in: Journal of Community Health | Issue 3/2019

Abstract

While men are known to be at high risk of recurrent injuries from physical violence, the risk factors in African men have not been investigated. We conducted a matched case-control study to identify factors associated with recurrent injuries from physical violence in The Gambia. Eligible participants were injured male patients aged ≥ 15 years. Over the 12-month study period, 257 cases with recurrent injuries from physical violence, and 257 control patients each from two control groups (violence controls and nonviolence controls) were recruited from eight emergency rooms located in six districts of the Greater Banjul Metropolitan Area, The Gambia. The two control groups matched cases at the same health facility, date of injury, and age, in which violence controls (VCs) experienced only one violence-related injury in the past 12 months and nonviolence controls (NCs) experienced no violence-related injuries. Results of the multivariable conditional logistic regression showed that for both the VC and NC groups, a polygamous family (OR_VC, 3.62; OR_NC, 2.79), > 8 family members (OR_VC, 5.60; OR_NC, 4.81), being brought up by a family relative (OR_VC, 5.17; OR_NC, 2.11), having smoked cigarettes in the past week (OR_VC, 3.53; OR_NC, 4.03), and perceiving no family support (OR_VC, 1.12; OR_NC, 1.19) were significantly associated with the occurrence of recurrent violent injuries. Furthermore, compared to the NCs, three additional factors of > 2 male siblings (OR_NC, 1.84), low household income (OR_NC, 3.11), and alcohol consumption in the past week (OR_NC, 4.66) were significantly associated with the occurrence of recurrent violent injuries. These findings may fill in a knowledge gap that will be beneficial for developing effective intervention programs to reduce recurrent injuries from physical violence among African men.

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Title: Risk Factors for Recurrent Injuries from Physical Violence Among African Men in The Gambia
Authors: Paul Bass
Wen-Yu Yu
Edrisa Sanyang
Mau-Roung Lin
Publication date: 01-06-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Community Health / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0094-5145
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3610
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-019-00625-w

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