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Volume 32 Issue 2 : July-December 2023 |
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| Artical Number | 2 |
| Title | Analysis of Injury Characteristics in Victims of Interpersonal Violence: Clinical Forensic Medicine Unit Perspective in a Tertiary Care Centre |
Authors |
Dheeraj Abhay Kumar, Pankaj Ghormade, Swapnil Akhade, Bedanta Sarma |
Abstract |
Introduction: World Health Organization (WHO) has classified violence under three headings, namely Self-directed, Interpersonal & Collective. Interpersonal violence (IPV) is defined as violence between individuals. Material & methods: In this retrospective observational record-based study, data was retrieved from the Trauma Registry of Clinical Forensic Medicine Unit (CFMU) of our institute over a period of 24 months from 01/01/2019 to 30/12/2020. This period of specifically chosen to find out the effect of Covid-19 pandemic-related restrictions on the incidence of IPV. Results: The maximum number of injured patients for both genders was in the age group of 21-40 years and 83(64.34%) out of 129 injured male patients were in this particular group. Out of a total of 31 female patients, 20 (64.51%) were in the age group of 21- 40 years. Conclusion: There was no significant change in the number of male victims subjected to IPV with known assailants, as far as the lockdown is concerned. However, a reduction in the number of such female victims was noted. |
Key words |
Interpersonal Violence, Covid-19, Lockdown, Domestic violence, Clinical Forensic Medicine. |
DOI |
10.59988/jfmsl.vol.32issue2.2 |