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Interpersonal violence presentations to general practitioners in Western Australia: implications for rural and
Lynn B Meuleners1, Andy H Lee, Jianhong Xia
1School of Public Health, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO Box U 1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia. l.meuleners@curtin.edu.au
Objective:
To estimate the incidence of interpersonal violence presentations to general practitioners (GPs).
Methods:
A postal survey of all GPs in Western Australia (WA) was conducted in 2009 using a structured questionnaire.
Results:
Among the n=476 respondents (response rate 28%), 379 GPs treated 9572 patients for a violent incident during the past year. The rate of violent presentations in rural WA was double that of metropolitan areas (incident rate ratio (IRR) 1.9, 95% CI 1.8-2.0), whereas the rate of violent episodes in remote GP practices was 7-fold higher (IRR 7.2, 95% CI 6.8-7.6). Halls Creek in remote northern WA was found to be a 'hot spot' with a high cluster of violence cases, whereas metropolitan suburbs surrounding Perth had relatively low concentrations of violence presentations.
Conclusions:
Further understanding of the size and nature of the problem is required in view of the low response rate. High-risk groups, such as women and those living in rural and remote areas, should be targeted for special attention.
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