Characterization of women victims of unintentional injuries

Authors

  • Jeinys Joven Rodríguez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara
  • Baldomero Loy Vera Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara
  • Ricardo Rodríguez Jorge Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara
  • Rafaela Oneida González Pereira Facultad de Tecnología de la Salud Julio Trigo López, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Keywords:

violence against women

Abstract

A descriptive and cross-section study of women over 15 years attended in the Provincial Department of Forensic Medicine was conducted to receive unintentional injuries in the municipality of Sagua la Grande from January 2013 to January 2014 in order to characterize them as biopsychosocial aspects, legal and criminological doctors involved in the incident and the victim. The primary data collection was conducted by reviewing the files of investigative lower complexity of the Revolutionary National Police and files of preparatory phase of the criminal investigation. Direct observation through legal medical clinic visits applying the model of the opinion of legal health of the injured and a questionnaire. A predominance of ages between 36-45 years, of civil state with a stable partner, with higher secondary level of education, with housewives occupation, the highest frequency of injury was blunt force harmful agents in connection with the spouse, mobile passion, the scene of the crime at home. The most frequent injuries were those not serious that they did not need medical assistance.

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Author Biographies

Jeinys Joven Rodríguez, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Residente en Medicina Legal.

 

 

 

Baldomero Loy Vera, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina Legal. Profesor Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz” de Villa Clara.

Ricardo Rodríguez Jorge, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Doctor en Ciencias. Especialista de II Grado en Medicina Legal. Profesor Auxiliar de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz” de Villa Clara.

Rafaela Oneida González Pereira, Facultad de Tecnología de la Salud Julio Trigo López, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Licenciada en Educación Superior. Profesora Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz” de Villa Clara.

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Joven Rodríguez J, Loy Vera B, Rodríguez Jorge R, González Pereira RO. Characterization of women victims of unintentional injuries. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 23 [cited 2025 Jun. 28];9(4):39-45. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/288

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Vol. 9 No. 4 (2015): October-December

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