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Community assault and non-community assault among adults in Khayelitsha: A case count and comparison of injury severity
An article from this thesis is available in the repository at http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97621
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| author | Forgus, Sheron Delva, Wim Hauptfleisch, Christine Govender, Srini |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/97240 Community assault and non-community assault among adults in Khayelitsha: A case count and comparison of injury severity Forgus, Sheron Delva, Wim Hauptfleisch, Christine Govender, Srini Blitz, Julia Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Health Sciences. Dept. of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Assault and battery -- Cape Town Vigilantes -- Cape Town -- Khayelitsha Victims of violence -- Cape Town -- Khayelitsha UCTD An article from this thesis is available in the repository at http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97621 Thesis (MMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: Community Assault (CA) or vigilantism is rife in the township of Khayelitsha. Anecdotal evidence suggests that victims of CA are worse off than other assault cases. However, scientific data on the rate and severity of CA cases is lacking for South Africa. Aims and Objectives: To contribute to CA prevention and management strategies, by estimating the rate of CA among adults in Khayelitsha and comparing the injury severity and survival probability between cases of CA and other assault (non-CA) cases. Methods: We studied 4 health centres in Khayelitsha during July - December 2012. A consecutive case-series was conducted to capture all CA cases during this period and a retrospective folder review was performed on all cases of CA as well as on a control group of non-CA cases to compare injury severity and estimate survival probability. Results: One hundred and forty-eight adult cases of CA occurred (case rate 1.1/1000 person-years) over the study period. The Injury Severity Scores (ISS) in the CA group were significantly higher than in the non-CA group (P<0.001), with a median (Inter Quartile Range) ISS of 3 in CA cases (2-6) and 1 in non-CA cases (1-2). Comparison between the two groups showed that a GCS<15 (20.1% versus 5.4%), referral to the tertiary hospital (33.8% versus 22.6%), and crush syndrome (25.7% versus 0%) were all more common in CA cases. Survival probabilities were similar in both groups: 99.2% in the CA group versus 99.3% in the non-CA group. Conclusion: The rate of CA among adults in Khayelitsha is high, and the severity of injuries sustained by CA victims is substantially higher than in other assault cases. 2015-07-23T12:29:13Z 2015-07-23T12:29:13Z 2015-07 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97240 en_ZA Stellenbosch University 8 pages application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Assault and battery -- Cape Town Vigilantes -- Cape Town -- Khayelitsha Victims of violence -- Cape Town -- Khayelitsha UCTD Forgus, Sheron Delva, Wim Hauptfleisch, Christine Govender, Srini Community assault and non-community assault among adults in Khayelitsha: A case count and comparison of injury severity |
| title | Community assault and non-community assault among adults in Khayelitsha: A case count and comparison of injury severity |
| title_full | Community assault and non-community assault among adults in Khayelitsha: A case count and comparison of injury severity |
| title_fullStr | Community assault and non-community assault among adults in Khayelitsha: A case count and comparison of injury severity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community assault and non-community assault among adults in Khayelitsha: A case count and comparison of injury severity |
| title_short | Community assault and non-community assault among adults in Khayelitsha: A case count and comparison of injury severity |
| title_sort | community assault and non community assault among adults in khayelitsha a case count and comparison of injury severity |
| topic | Assault and battery -- Cape Town Vigilantes -- Cape Town -- Khayelitsha Victims of violence -- Cape Town -- Khayelitsha UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97240 |
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