Table 1 Hospitalized victims of domestic violence, demographic and injury characteristics by population group, 2011–2020
Characteristics | IBJ | IFSU | EI | OI | IA | FW | Other or unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 159 | 83 | 25 | 50 | 318 | 22 | 19 | 676 |
Proportion within study population (%) | 23.5 | 12.3 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 47.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 100% |
Age*, years Mean (SD) | 38.8 (18.2) | 50.9 (19.2) | 35.9 (12.3) | 66.3 (17.5) | 30.8 (14.2) | 34.1 (11.8) | 42.4 (16.4) | 38.4 (19.0) |
Perpetrator’s family relation to the victim** (%) | ||||||||
Spouses/ex-spouse | 55.3 | 62.7 | 84.0 | 44.0 | 44.1 | 91.0 | 84.2 | 53.0 |
Father | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 0 | 5.3 | 4.0 |
Brother | 8.8 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 0 | 14.4 | 4.5 | 0 | 9.3 |
Son | 13.8 | 16.9 | 0 | 26.0 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 |
Other relative/s | 18.9 | 18.1 | 12.0 | 26.0 | 31.9 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 24.6 |
Proportion of pregnant victims** (%) | 21.4 | 4.8 | 28.0 | 2.0 | 25.5 | 9.1 | 0 | 19.1 |
Injury Severity** (%) | ||||||||
Mild Injury (ISS 1–8) | 73.6 | 60.2 | 76.0 | 46.0 | 88.4 | 57.2 | 73.7 | 76.4 |
Moderate Injury (ISS 9–14) | 15.7 | 22.9 | 4.0 | 40.0 | 4.1 | 19.0 | 10.5 | 12.4 |
Severe and critical Injury (ISS 16 +) | 10.7 | 16.9 | 20.0 | 14.0 | 7.5 | 23.8 | 15.8 | 11.1 |