亚洲和太平洋岛屿美国人暴力死亡的特征
Wesley Tran1, Madeline B Thomas2, Denise Garofalo2
1Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
The Journal of surgical research
|March 14, 2024
概括
亚洲和太平洋岛屿美国人 (APIA) 经历了独特的暴力死亡模式,与其他种族群体相比,自杀和窒息率更高,杀人和枪支使用率更低.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 与其他少数群体相比,亚洲和太平洋岛屿美国人 (APIA) 的健康差异研究不足.
- 有证据表明,针对APIA社区的暴力事件有所增加.
- 了解APIA社区中的暴力死亡模式对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索和描述APIA中暴力死亡的情况.
- 为了比较事件类型,武器使用和死亡地点,APIA与其他种族/种族群体之间的比较.
- 在APIA人口中识别独特的暴力模式.
主要方法:
- 利用国家暴力死亡报告系统 (NVDRS) 从2003年至2018年的数据.
- 在APIA和所有其他种族群体之间比较暴力死亡特征.
- 用于分类变量Chi-square测试和连续变量曼-惠特尼U测试.
主要成果:
- 与其他种族相比,APIA的自杀可能性更高 (71.74%) 和谋杀可能性更低 (17.56%).
- 在APIA中,杀人事件更常被其他犯罪 (40.87%) 导致.
- 与其他种族群体相比,APIA更有可能死于窒息 (39.93%) 和较少死于枪支 (29.69%).
结论:
- APIAs表现出明显的暴力死亡模式,在事件,武器和地点类型上有显著差异.
- 调查结果强调需要进一步调查时间趋势和导致这些种族间差异的因素.
- 这些独特的模式强调了文化特定的暴力预防策略对APIA社区的重要性.
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