Interpersonal violence-related physical injury in low- and middle-income countries and its association with markers of socioeconomic status: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interpersonal violence-related physical injury (IPVRPI) is a leading cause of death in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), yet reliable data relating socioeconomic status (SES) and IPVRPI in these settings are lacking. We analyzed existing literature on associations between SES and IPVRPI in LMICs to understand how SES is measured in these contexts and synthesize data relating markers of SES to IPVRPI at the individual-level in order to inform future hospital-based IPVRPI prevention efforts.

Methods

We searched Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Global Health databases in January 2022 for analytical studies from LMICs that explored individual-level associations between IPVRPI and markers of SES. Studies about intimate partner violence, suicide, or children < 12 years

SUBMITTER: Blair KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11924722 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature