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Trend Distribution of Violent Injuries in Taiwan from 2000 to 2015

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  • Yao-Ching Huang

    (Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
    School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan)

  • Chia-Peng Yu

    (Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
    School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan)

  • Bing-Long Wang

    (School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan)

  • Ren-Jei Chung

    (Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech), Taipei 10608, Taiwan)

  • Iau-Jin Lin

    (Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
    Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan)

  • Chi-Hsiang Chung

    (Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
    School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
    Taiwanese Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Association (TIPSPA), Taipei 11490, Taiwan)

  • Chien-An Sun

    (Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan
    Big Data Center, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan)

  • Pi-Ching Yu

    (Graduate Institute of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan)

  • Shi-Hao Huang

    (Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
    School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan)

  • Wu-Chien Chien

    (Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
    School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
    Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
    Taiwanese Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Association (TIPSPA), Taipei 11490, Taiwan)

  • Sheng-Tang Wu

    (Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan)

Abstract

This study aims to understand the trend distribution of violent injuries in Taiwan from 2000 to 2015. It used the data of outpatient, emergency, and hospitalization of 2 million people in the National Health Insurance sample from 2000 to 2015. We analyzed children and adolescents (hereinafter referred to as children, 0–17 years old), adults (18–64 years old), and The Elderly (over 65 years old) who suffered for the first time. The standardized rate of medical treatment for violent injuries was compared annually using the Poisson regression method. A total of 11,077 victims (7163 men, 3914 women) suffered violence during the 15 years, and the standardized rate of medical treatment for violence in adults dropped from 6.01 (1/10 4 ) in 2001 to 2.58 (1/10 4 ) in 2015. The standardized rate of medical treatment in adults over the years was higher than that in children (2.96 2001 , 1.23 2015 ) and The Elderly (3.52 2001 , 1.62 2015 ). The medical treatment rate of the adult generation is higher than that of the children and the elderly. The relative hazard ratio (RR) decreased from 2.38 in 2001 to 1.13 in 2014 (but the RR in 2014 was not significant). Furthermore, the rate of adult violence treatment has been decreasing every year, which shows that the government has achieved remarkable results in general violence prevention. With the accelerated aging of Taiwan’s population, it is expected that older adults exposed to the risk of violence will also increase and become more serious. Therefore, the government should continue to pay attention to this issue.

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  • Yao-Ching Huang & Chia-Peng Yu & Bing-Long Wang & Ren-Jei Chung & Iau-Jin Lin & Chi-Hsiang Chung & Chien-An Sun & Pi-Ching Yu & Shi-Hao Huang & Wu-Chien Chien & Sheng-Tang Wu, 2022. "Trend Distribution of Violent Injuries in Taiwan from 2000 to 2015," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-13, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:13:p:7874-:d:849041
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