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Characterising risk of homicide in a population-based cohort
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dc.contributor.author | O'Neill, Meghan | |
dc.contributor.author | Buajitti, Emmalin | |
dc.contributor.author | Donnelly, Peter D | |
dc.contributor.author | Lewis, Jeremy | |
dc.contributor.author | Kornas, Kathy | |
dc.contributor.author | Rosella, Laura C | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-31T16:30:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-03-31T16:30:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-11-17 | |
dc.identifier.citation | O'Neill , M , Buajitti , E , Donnelly , P D , Lewis , J , Kornas , K & Rosella , L C 2020 , ' Characterising risk of homicide in a population-based cohort ' , Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health , vol. 74 , no. 12 , pp. 1028-1034 . https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2019-213249 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0143-005X | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 273495923 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: bdd0048b-d4e4-42b9-bff6-33bde5f37a5d | |
dc.identifier.other | PubMed: 31818867 | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 85076670840 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/21747 | |
dc.description | Funding: This study was supported by ICES, which is funded by anannual grant from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC). | en |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Homicide is an extreme expression of violence that has attracted less attention from public health researchers and policy makers interested in prevention. The purpose of this study was to examine the socioeconomic gradient of homicide and to determine whether risk differs by immigration status. Methods: We conducted a population-based cohort study using linked vital statistics, census and population data sets that included all deaths by homicide from 1992 to 2012 in Ontario, Canada. We calculated age-adjusted death rates for homicide by material deprivation quintiles, stratified by immigration status. Count-based negative binomial regression models were used to calculate unadjusted and adjusted rate ratios with predictors of interest being age, urban residence, material deprivation and immigration status. A subanalysis containing immigrants only examined the effect of time since immigration and immigration class. Results: There were 3345 homicide deaths registered between 1992 and 2012. Relative to low material deprivation areas, age-adjusted rates of homicide deaths in high materially deprived areas were similar among refugees (RR: 48.49; 95% CI 36.99 to 62.45) and long-term residents (RR: 47.67; 95% CI 44.66 to 50.83), but were slightly lower for non-refugee immigrants (RR: 38.53; 95% CI 32.42 to 45.45). Female refugees experienced a 1.31 (95% CI 0.88 to 1.94) higher rate and male refugees experienced a 1.23 (95% CI 0.90 to 1.67) higher rate of homicide victimisation compared with long-term residents. In an immigrant only analysis, the risk of homicide among refugees increased with duration of residence. Conclusions: Given the large area-level, socioeconomic status gradients observed in homicides among refugees, community-level and culturally appropriate prevention approaches are important. | |
dc.format.extent | 7 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health | en |
dc.rights | Copyright © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. | en |
dc.subject | HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare | en |
dc.subject | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine | en |
dc.subject | 3rd-DAS | en |
dc.subject | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en |
dc.subject | SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities | en |
dc.subject | SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions | en |
dc.subject.lcc | HV | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RA0421 | en |
dc.title | Characterising risk of homicide in a population-based cohort | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.description.version | Publisher PDF | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Medicine | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2019-213249 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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