Burden of Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa; School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
S Afr Med J. 2019 Dec 5;109(11b):63-68. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i11b.14256.
Injuries impose a fourth major disease burden on the South African population, which is driven in particular by the high incidence of interpersonal violence. There was a significant decline in mortality from interpersonal violence between 1997 and 2012, and research conducted by South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) researchers has ascribed much of this decline to a decrease in firearm homicide. In the present brief review, we summarise South African research on fatal and non-fatal firearm injuries, with a particular focus on research conducted by SAMRC intra- and extramural units between 1969 and 2019. More recent data suggest a lapse in firearm control that has led to an increase in homicide and that the fluctuating homicide rate is being influenced by adherence to firearm control policies.
在南非，伤害是造成第四大疾病负担的主要原因，特别是由于人际暴力的高发生率。1997 年至 2012 年间，人际暴力导致的死亡率显著下降，而南非医学研究理事会（SAMRC）研究人员的研究表明，这一下降在很大程度上归因于枪支杀人事件的减少。在本简要回顾中，我们总结了南非关于致命和非致命枪支伤害的研究，特别关注了 SAMRC 内部和外部单位在 1969 年至 2019 年期间进行的研究。最近的数据表明，枪支管制的松懈导致了凶杀案的增加，而波动的凶杀率受到枪支管制政策的影响。
