Experience of violence and socioeconomic position in South Africa: a national study

Type Journal Article - Plos One
Title Experience of violence and socioeconomic position in South Africa: a national study
Author(s)
Volume 2
Issue 12
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2007
Page numbers e1290
URL http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0001290
Abstract
Violence is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in South Africa and needs to be researched from a public health perspective. Typically in violence research, socioeconomic position is used in the analysis to control for confounding. Social epidemiology approaches this variable as a primary determinant of interest and is used in this research to better understand the aetiology of violence in South Africa. We hypothesised that measures of socioeconomic position (employment, education and household wealth) would be inversely related to violence at the individual and household levels.

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