Martin J, Nada-Raja S, Langley J, Feehan M, McGee R, Clarke J, Begg D, Hutchinson-Cervantes M, Moffitt T, Rivara F
Department of Psychological Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine.
N Z Med J. 1998 May 8;111(1065):158-60.
To obtain epidemiological information on physical assault in a high risk group of New Zealanders.
Rates of physical assault in the preceding twelve months were ascertained by interview in a cohort of 21 year old, Dunedin-born men (n = 482) and women (n = 462).
Forty-five percent of the men and one quarter of the women reported at least one physical assault, either completed, attempted or threatened. A small proportion of these received medical treatment. Most serious assaults were by a perpetrator who was thought to have been drinking alcohol. Most assaults on men were by strangers but partners carried out more assaults against women, especially those receiving medical treatment. One quarter of all assaults on women were by other women, compared to 15% of the assaults on men. Differences between patterns of assaults on women and on men are discussed.
It is important for doctors to be aware of the widespread occurrence of interpersonal violence in New Zealand and its underreporting.
获取新西兰高危人群中身体攻击行为的流行病学信息。
通过对一组21岁、出生于但尼丁的男性（n = 482）和女性（n = 462）进行访谈，确定前十二个月内身体攻击行为的发生率。
45%的男性和四分之一的女性报告至少遭受过一次身体攻击，包括已完成的、未遂的或受到威胁的攻击。其中一小部分人接受了治疗。大多数严重攻击行为的实施者被认为当时在饮酒。对男性的攻击大多来自陌生人，但伴侣对女性实施的攻击更多，尤其是那些接受治疗的女性。所有针对女性的攻击中，四分之一是由其他女性实施的，而针对男性的攻击中这一比例为15%。文中讨论了对女性和男性攻击模式的差异。
医生了解新西兰人际暴力的普遍存在及其报告不足的情况很重要。
