Associations between social determinants of health and interpersonal violence-related injury in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Risk factors for interpersonal violence-related injury (IPVRI) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) remain poorly defined. We describe associations between IPVRI and select social determinants of health (SDH) in Cameroon.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of prospective trauma registry data collected from injured patients >15 years old between October 2017 and January 2020 at four Cameroonian hospitals. Our primary outcome was IPVRI, compared with unintentional injury. Explanatory SDH variables included education level, employment status, household socioeconomic status (SES) and alcohol use. The EconomicClusters model grouped patients into household SES clusters: rural, urban poor, urban middle-class (MC) homeowners, urba

SUBMITTER: Blair KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8756282 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature