由于狗咬伤和罢工 (2014-2022) 的威尔士医院入院人数 (2014-2022)
S C Owczarczak-Garstecka1, J A Oxley2, J S P Tulloch2
1Dogs Trust, London, EC1V 7RQ, UK.
Public health
|June 11, 2024
概括
在威尔士,因狗咬伤和罢工而入院的病例显著增加,特别是在非老年人成年人中. 斯旺西湾地区的发病率最高,需要针对性社区干预以预防.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 创伤研究 创伤研究
背景情况:
- 狗咬伤和罢工是一个重大的公共卫生问题.
- 了解发病率的区域差异对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定2014年至2022年期间威尔士因狗咬伤和罢工而入院的发病率和人口统计特征.
- 确定这些事件的趋势和地理热点.
主要方法:
- 进行了威尔士国家卫生服务 (NHS) 住院数据的描述性分析.
- ICD-10代码被用于识别狗咬伤和罢工的病例.
- 发病率根据年龄,性别和当地卫生委员会计算和分层,并使用奇平方测试进行趋势分析.
主要成果:
- 观察到,因狗咬伤和罢工而入院病人的数量显著增加,到2022年将从每10万人口中的16.3个增加到每10万人口中的23.7个.
- 这一增长主要归因于非老年成人和特定的当地卫生局的增加.
- 斯旺西湾地区的发病率在威尔士最高,为每10万人口的56.1例.
结论:
- 与英格兰和爱尔兰共和国相比,威尔士的狗咬伤和罢工发生率更高.
- 需要在高发病率地区进行社区研究,以了解致病因素并制定有效的预防策略.
- 需要有针对性的干预措施来应对英国群岛狗相关伤害率不断上升的问题.
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