Trends in assault-related hospitalizations during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Violence remains a priority issue in the United States (US) requiring public health input to discern the magnitude and impact of violence on the health system. Concerns over violence and the injuries resulting from violence have increased following the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic which exacerbated an array of individual and economic stressors related to violence including increased unemployment, alcohol intake, social isolation, anxiety and panic and decreased access to health services. The aim of this study was to analyze the trends in violence-related injuries in the state of Illinois during the SARS-CoV-2 lockdown periods and post-lockdown in order to inform future public health policy.

Material and methods

Outpatient and inpatient assault related injuries treated in

SUBMITTER: Shannon B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9901223 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature