Injury and violence
- Intimate partner violence against women in rural Vietnam
- This population-based study published in BMC public health, investigates the different forms, magnitude and risk factors of men’s violence against women in intimate relationships in a rural part of northern Vietnam and whether a difference in risk factors affected the different forms of violence.
Injury, including that caused by violence, is a serious public health problem, leading to over five million deaths worldwide each year. Injury causes disability and places a heavy burden on health care systems, particularly in developing countries. It is the leading cause of death and disability among children and young adults; the poor are the worst hit.
Injuries that cause death include motor vehicle crashes and other road traffic accidents, homicide, suicide, falls, poisoning, drowning, fires and burns. On the whole, injuries do not occur at random: they are largely predictable and, therefore, preventable. However, in order to develop effective prevention strategies, countries require better information, especially on the circumstances that lead to injuries, and the number and types of these injuries.
Injuries that cause death include motor vehicle crashes and other road traffic accidents, homicide, suicide, falls, poisoning, drowning, fires and burns. On the whole, injuries do not occur at random: they are largely predictable and, therefore, preventable. However, in order to develop effective prevention strategies, countries require better information, especially on the circumstances that lead to injuries, and the number and types of these injuries.
Recommended readings
- Make roads safe: a new priority for sustainable development
- ( Commission for Global Road Safety , 2006)
- Recommended reading
- This report, published by the Commission for Global Road Safety, examines the problem of road traffic injuries and deaths in developing countries. It estimates that in 2002 1.2 million people died in...
- WHO global study on domestic violence against women
- ( World Health Organization , 2005)
- This report by the World Health Organization presents a global perspective on domestic violence against women. Covering ten countries including Bangladesh, Peru and Tanzania, the document finds that v...
- World report on violence and health
- ( E. G. Krug; L. L. Dahlberg; J. A. Mercy; A. B. Zwi; R. Lozano / World Health Organization , 2002)
- Each year, over 1.6 million people worldwide lose their lives to violence. Violence is among the leading causes of death for people aged 15–44 years worldwide, accounting for 14 per cent of deaths amo...
Latest Additions
- Risk factors for violence against women in northern Vietnam
- ( N. D. Vung;P. O. Ostergren;G. Krantz / BMC Public Health , 2008)
- This population-based study published in BMC public health, investigates the different forms, magnitude and risk factors of men’s violence against women in intimate relationships in a rural part...
- Poor health holds back economic growth in the Russian Federation
- ( M. Suhrcke;L. Rocco;M. McKee / European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies , 2007)
- This paper from the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies examines the economic impact of adult ill-health in the Russian Federation. The country faces particular health challenges from ...
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