A cross-sectional survey amongst young adults in Nigeria on their personal experience of injury and violence

Ulunma Mariere, O. Oguche, Adedotun Adesina, Oyetola Ekeria, Sample Israel, Ebiakpo Owoupele, Sandra Edeki
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Introduction: Injuries and violence are increasingly being recognized as a major public health problem that greatly impacts young people with potentially far-reaching consequences for their physical, reproductive, and mental health. Despite the rising incidence, there is still a high level of under-reporting.Objectives: This study sought to report the experiences of unintentional injury and violent incidents and their gender variations amongst young adults in Bayelsa state.Methods: A cross-sectional study amongst 209 randomly selected young adults. Using a self-administered questionnaire adapted from the WHO STEPwise manual on non-communicable disease, data on socio-demographic characteristics, experiences with violence and injury was obtained.Result: Mean age was 25.7 years; 51.7% were females.  In the 12 months preceding the study, about 1 in 3 respondents had an unintentional injury that required medical attention and 21.5% had been involved in a Road Traffic accident. Most threats were from close relatives and friends. A little over 3 in 5 (64.4%) respondents reported physical abuse, 25.8% had experienced sexual abuse in childhood and 24.4% experienced sexual abuse as adults; this was higher in females than males (27.8% vs 20.7%). Non-RTA injuries were significantly higher (χ2=3.58; p–0.040) in females. Except RTA injuries/violence, more females than males experienced physical/sexual violence; though no statistically difference(p>0.05).Conclusion & Recommendations: A large number of young adults experience varied forms of injury and violence in the course of life during childhood and adulthood. Females experience these more than males highlighting the need for a gender-responsive approach in addressing this public health problem
在尼日利亚年轻人中开展的关于伤害和暴力亲身经历的横断面调查
导言:人们日益认识到,伤害和暴力是一个重大的公共卫生问题,对青少年的身体、生殖和心理健康有着深远的影响。尽管伤害和暴力事件的发生率在不断上升,但报告率仍然很低:本研究旨在报告巴耶尔萨州年轻人遭受意外伤害和暴力事件的经历及其性别差异:在随机抽取的 209 名青壮年中进行横断面研究。采用改编自世界卫生组织 STEPwise 非传染性疾病手册的自填式调查问卷,获得了有关社会人口特征、暴力和伤害经历的数据:平均年龄为 25.7 岁,51.7% 为女性。 在研究之前的 12 个月中,约三分之一的受访者曾因意外受伤而需要就医,21.5%的受访者曾遭遇道路交通事故。大多数威胁来自近亲和朋友。每 5 名受访者中就有 3 人(64.4%)曾遭受身体虐待,25.8% 的受访者在童年时曾遭受性虐待,24.4% 的受访者在成年后曾遭受性虐待;女性遭受性虐待的比例高于男性(27.8% 对 20.7%)。女性非 RTA 伤害的比例明显更高(χ2=3.58;P-0.040)。除道路交通伤害/暴力外,女性比男性遭受更多的身体/性暴力,但没有统计学差异(P>0.05):大量青壮年在童年和成年期经历过各种形式的伤害和暴力。与男性相比,女性遭受的伤害和暴力更多,这突出表明在解决这一公共卫生问题时需要采取促进性别平等的方法。
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