A cross-sectional study on physicaly violent behavior among youth males in Chengdu, Sichuan province / 中华流行病学杂志
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
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(12): 806-808, 2014.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-261625
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the prevalence of physically violent behavior among 18-34 years old males in Chengdu.Methods 2 151 males aged 18-34 years was recruited in Chengdu,using a multistage stratified random sampling method."Men' s health and modem lifestyles survey questionnaire" was adopted to collect information on demography,physical violent behavior,attitude and reactions to violence.Results Self-reported prevalence of physical violent behavior since 15 years of age among those 18-34 year-old males was 51.8%.17.8% of the young males reported having violent behavior in the past 5 years,but the prevalence declined progressively with age (P<0.01).People who were religious or remained single had higher prevalence rates than those non-religious,married or having regular sex partners (P<0.01).Prevalence seemed relatively high in students or workers at service/commercial fields,with rates as 24.5% and 20.3%.Conclusion Data from our study suggested that physical violence was an important problem among young males in Chengdu.Factors as being young,single,divorced or widowed were associated with self-reported violent behavior.People who were religious,being students or working at the service/commercial fields seemed to be under high risk of carrying physical violence.
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Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
Year:
2014
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Article
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