Authors
Beta Gizela, Ratrya Khansa Amira, Martiana Suciningtyas Tri Artanti, Djayanti Sari
Abstract
Violence and traffic accident are two serious problems that must be tackled by all countries. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has stated a goal which assist the elimination of violence against women and children by 2030. At the same time, The United Nations (UN) General Assembly also established the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030, with the goal of preventing at least 50% of road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030. This study aims to obtain the characteristics of injury in women and children and to determine the association of sociodemographic of the patient to the severity of injury. This descriptive observational with a cross-sectional method study obtained the data from the medical records of 801 patients from RS Akademik UGM Yogyakarta in January 2020 to December 2021. Univariate and bivariate analysis were done. The most common type of violence is physical violence, with contusion in women and abrasion in children being the most common wound types, and head as the most prevalent location of injury. In traffic accident cases, abrasion was the most common type of wound and lower extremity as the most common location. There is a significant relationship between the patient’s age and the injury’s severity, which brings them to either outpatient, inpatient and/or having surgery as medical treatment. Keywords: Characteristics of Injury, Violence, Traffic Accident, Women, Children.
Introduction
Human Rights Reference 3 states that those who are classified as vulnerable groups are refugees, internally displaced Persons (IDPs), national minorities, migrant workers, indigenous peoples, children, and women. Violence against women and children is a concern in all countries, including developing and industrialized countries, including Indonesia. Violence against women and children is a very serious problem and must be tackled by all countries. The world’s commitment to resolving the problem of violence against women and children is even expressly expressed in certain aims notably in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and backed by other targets that indirectly assist the elimination of violence against women and children
Kementerian Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Perlindungan Anak (KemenPPPA) Republik Indonesia is a ministry in the Indonesian cabinet that deals with issues related to efforts to realize women’s empowerment and child protection. Yearly, the ministry reports violence cases against women and children in Indonesia. In 2020, the number of cases of violence against women has reached 299,911 cases. However, in 2020, complaint data to Komisi Nasional Perempuan drastically increased by 60% from 1,413 cases in 2019 to 2,389 cases in 2020. DI Yogyakarta enlisted as the eighth-highest province in 2020 with reported violence against women cases. Whereas in 2021, the number of cases has increased sharply to 338,496 cases. However, it should be noted that since the COVID-19 pandemic, not all institutions returned the same questionnaire data as in 2020 because several institutions were not operating, the case documentation system was inadequate, and limited resources and service institutions.
The number of reported cases of violence against children, too, has increased from 11,278 cases in 2020 to 14,517 cases in 2021. The number of victims of violence against children also increased from 12,425 in 2020 and became 15,972 in 2021. When broken down, reports of violence against children consist of cases of sexual violence (45%), psychological violence (19%), and physical violence (18%).
A traffic accident is an unintentional road incident where a motorized vehicle collides with another object and causes damage. Sometimes these accidents can result in injury or death to people or animals. As reported by the Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah (Bappeda) Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, the number of traffic accidents is increasing every year. In 2020, the number of accidents reached 4,559 to 5,350. Specifically, the death toll will reach 346 people in 2020 and 452 people in 2021. while the number of minor injuries reached 5,715 in 2020 and 6,390 in 2021, the number of serious injuries will be 1 person in 2020 and 6 people in 2021.
Clinical forensic is an area of forensic which related to medical examination and assessment on individuals who have been (or are suspected to have been) injured or killed by external influences also individuals who are suspected of having injured another person (Eriksson, 2016). Three scopes that are included in clinical forensics are traffic accident, violence, and sexual assault.
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