Epidemiologic trends of domestic violence-related ocular injuries among pediatric patients: data from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample 2008-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To study the epidemiology of all domestic violence (DV)-related ocular injuries among pediatric emergency department (ED) patients in the United States.

Methods

This is a retrospective, cross-sectional study of isolated children (<18 years of age) with a diagnosis of DV and primary or secondary diagnosis of ocular injuries in the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, 2008-2017. We calculated annual incidence of DV-related ocular injuries and prevalence by demographic variables, including age, sex, and income quartile. Median charges, median length of inpatient hospital stay, and factors associated with hospitalization were also measured.

Results

From 2008 to 2017, there were 4,125 ED encounters, with an average incidence of 0.56 per 100,000 population (males

SUBMITTER: Andoh JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859911 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature