Population study of orofacial injuries in adult family violence homicides in Victoria, Australia

Sarkar, Reena; Ozanne‐Smith, Joan; Dipnall, Joanna F.; Bassed, Richard

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110467

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“…Nevertheless, the case criteria for the NCIS-based cases and CCoV Homicide Register are closely aligned. The NCIS case criteria in the current study (Sarkar et al, 2020a, 2020b) were informed by those adopted by the Victorian Systematic Review of Family Violence Deaths – a unit within the Coroners Court of Victoria (Coroners Court of Victoria, 2021).…”

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“…The "other" FVH category included victim-offender relationship as: (1) parent child, (2) familial; (3) relationship rival and (4) family like relationships identified by manual searches among categories of informal caregivers/friends/acquaintances. Further details of relationship inclusion criteria are available elsewhere (Sarkar et al, 2020a(Sarkar et al, , 2020b(Sarkar et al, , 2021. The exposure was physical FV and the primary outcome was homicide.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The CCoV homicide and NCIS assault categories may be updated over time; hence trend analysis might change depending on the latest updates. Mechanism of injury analysis is beyond the scope of this study and is reported separately (Sarkar et al, 2020b). Unit record comparisons between all three datasets are needed to investigate the data mismatch, but this was not available for this study.…”

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“…The NCIS is an online repository of deaths reported to Coroners in Australia and New Zealand (National Coronial Information System, 2021a). Given the wide use of NCIS data in Australian FVH research (Cassell et al, 2011;Gannoni and Cussen, 2014;Sarkar et al, 2020bSarkar et al, , 2021Voce and Bricknell, 2020), determining the reliability of FVH trends data is of considerable importance. The Coroners Court of Victoria (CCoV) independently investigates external cause and other unexpected deaths in the State and provides recommendations that may reduce preventable deaths and promote public health and safety and the administration of justice.…”

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Family violence homicide rates: a state-wide comparison of three data sources in Victoria, Australia

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Dipnall

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Background Family violence homicide (FVH) is a major public health and social problem in Australia. FVH trend rates are key outcomes that determine the effectiveness of current management practices and policy directions. Data source–related methodological problems affect FVH research and policy and the reliable measurement of homicide trends. Objective This study aimed to determine data reliability and temporal trends of Victorian FVH rates and sex and relationship patterns. Method FVH rates per 100,000 persons in Victoria were compared between the National Coronial Information System (NCIS), Coroners Court of Victoria (CCoV) Homicide Register, and the National Homicide Monitoring Program (NHMP). Trends for 2001–2017 were analysed using Joinpoint regression. Crude rates were determined by sex and relationship categories using annual frequencies and Australian Bureau of Statistics population estimates. Results NCIS closed FVH cases totalled 360, and an apparent downward trend in the FVH rate was identified. However, CCoV and NHMP rates trended upwards. While NCIS and CCoV were case-based, NHMP was incident-based, contributing to rate variations. The NCIS-derived trend was particularly impacted by unavailable case data, potential coding errors and entry backlog. Neither CCoV nor NHMP provided victim-age in their public domain data to enable age-adjusted rate comparison. Conclusion Current datasets have limitations for FVH trend determination; most notably lag times for NCIS data. Implications This study identified an indicative upward trend in FVH rates in Victoria, suggesting insufficiency of current management and policy settings for its prevention and control.

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Family violence homicide rates: a state-wide comparison of three data sources in Victoria, Australia

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“…All of the 17 primary studies presented an observational study design and were conducted in four different settings: hospitals, 9,16,[34][35][36][37][38][39][40] the Institute of Forensic Medicine, [41][42][43][44][45][46] police records, 13 and social services. 47,48 Three out of the six studies conducted in the Institutes of Forensic Medicine were performed on cadavers and included cases of homicides.…”

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Prevalence of dental, oral, and maxillofacial traumatic injuries among domestic violence victims: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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da Silva Lima,

Fernandes

et al. 2024

Dental Traumatology

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Background/AimsDomestic violence (DV) encompasses a series of abusive behaviors, perpetrated in a family environment, against individuals of all ages and genders. Injuries to the head, neck, and face are frequent findings among victims of abuse, negatively impacting their quality of life. Although oral and maxillofacial injuries (OMFI) and traumatic dental injuries (TDI) are commonly diagnosed among DV victims, their prevalence is still unknown. This systematic review was aimed to assess the prevalence of OMFI and TDI among victims of DV.MethodsThe protocol of the review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023424235). Literature searches were performed in eight electronic databases, up to August 7th, 2023. Observational studies published in the Latin‐roman alphabet and reporting the prevalence of OMFI and/or TDI were included. The Joanna Briggs Institute's critical appraisal tool, checklist for prevalence studies, was used for quality assessment. Results were presented as qualitative and quantitative syntheses.ResultsSeventeen studies, totaling 12,375 victims of domestic violence, were included. Meta‐analyses showed an overall prevalence of 29% (95% CI: 15%–48%, I2 = 99%) and 4% (95% CI: 1%–10%, I2 = 98%) for OMFI and TDI, respectively. Higher pooled prevalence for OMFI (41%, 95% CI: 13%–46%, I2 = 99%) was demonstrated in samples with only women. OMFI was less prevalent (20%) among DV victims under 18, while TDI was lower among adults (1%). Hospital samples presented higher pooled prevalence of OMFI (32%), and forensic data from fatal victims presented higher prevalence of TDI (8%).ConclusionThe overall prevalence of OMFI and TDI in DV victims was 29% and 4%, respectively. Women victims of DV presented higher rates of OFMI (41%) and TDI (6%).

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Orofacial injuries in child family homicide: a population study

Sarkar

Bassed

Dipnall

et al. 2021

Forensic Sci Med Pathol

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Population study of orofacial injuries in adult family violence homicides in Victoria, Australia

Cited by 5 publications

References 26 publications

Family violence homicide rates: a state-wide comparison of three data sources in Victoria, Australia

Family violence homicide rates: a state-wide comparison of three data sources in Victoria, Australia

Prevalence of dental, oral, and maxillofacial traumatic injuries among domestic violence victims: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Orofacial injuries in child family homicide: a population study

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