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Gender-based violence against women and girls aged ≥15 years presenting to European emergency departments: a multinational, cross-sectional analysis
| dc.contributor.author | Carannante, Anna | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pitidis, Alessio | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fondi, Gianni | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fian, Tabea | |
| dc.contributor.author | Alves, Tatiana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Valkenberg, Huib | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nijman, Susanne | |
| dc.contributor.author | Giustini, Marco | |
| dc.contributor.author | IDB group | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-04-17T09:12:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-04-17T09:12:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026-04 | |
| dc.description | IDB group: Tabea Fian, Robert Bauer, Gerard Furian, Alexander Pommer, Martin Donabauer, Maria Athanasiadou, Pavlos Pavlou, Ladislav Planka, Petr Gal, Kristin Mühlenbruch, Gabriele Ellsäßer, Daniel Koster, Kristian Kjærgaard, Bjarne Laursen, Christina B Petersen, Hanne Møller, Kristiina Miller, Liina Veskimäe, Viktoria Kirpu, Katre Väärsi, Liisi Panov, Eleri Lapp, Liis Rooväli, Marisol Fragoso-Roanes, Kari Haikonen, Antti Impinen, Vassilios Makropoulos, Maria Papadakaki, Péter Varsányi, Eve Griffin, Guðrún K Guðfinnsdóttir, Edda B Þórðardóttir, Alessio Pitidis, Marco Giustini, Anna Carannante, Cecilia Fazio, Gianni Fondi, Giuseppe Balducci, Milda Garbuviene, Neringa Madeikyte, Marie Louyot, Jessica Pastore, Betty Bisdorff, Dritan Bejko, Katharina Pucher, Franchesca Aguirre, Annika S Veide, Sarmite Plica, Jana Lepiksone, Audrey Galea, Huib Valkenberg, Susanne Nijman, Mieke Reitsma, Anneke Bloemhoff, Marco Brugmans, Johan Lund, Kamilla Austnes, Eva J Vaagland, Christian D Eriksen, Morten Støver, Lena Denstad, Stian T Aspenes, Mariusz Sykała, Tatiana Alves, Carlos Dias, Ricardo Mexia, Teresa Contreiras, Baltazar Nunes, Diana Rus, Pernilla Fagerström, Cajsa Anufrijeff Röhr, Tomas Wänskä, Tina Zupanič, Metka Zaletel, Jana Trdič, Banu Ekinci, Hamdiye Yilmaz Nemli, Kanuni Keklik, Seçil Sis, Fatma Z Yıldız, Sevgi Güler, Asli Sungur, Samantha Turner, Monica Steiner, Dorothy Gauci, Androulla Agrotou, Serge Krippler, Birthe Frimodt-Møller, Trine Kirkeby, Michal Grivna, Kristina Köhler, Lauma Springe, Diana Vanaga, Rita Gaidelyte, Mateja Rok-Simon, Ronan Lyons, Steven Macey, Helen Daniels, Bertrand Thelot, Sascha Jatzkowski, Eileen Williamson, Paul Corcoran, Tomás Belzunegui Otano, Bekir Keskinkilic, Rafał Halik, Saakje Mulder, Maria Segui Gomez, Eleni Petridou, Anne Lounamaa, Hanna Kettunen, Catherine Pérez, Rupert Kisser, Vasos Scoutellas, Marie-Prisca Chaffard Lucon, Laurence Guldner, Louis-Marie Paget, Wim Rogmans, Signe Ringdal Bergan, Susana Silva, Carlos Aniceto | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Gender-based violence (GBV) is an important public health issue in Europe, yet standardised cross-national data remain scarce. Emergency departments (EDs) are often the first point of contact for an individual who has been assaulted. This study aimed to analyse GBV-related ED presentations using data from the European Injury Database (IDB). Methods: This cross-sectional study analysed IDB data from 16 European countries (Jan 1, 2008, to Dec 14, 2023), defining GBV as intentional injuries inflicted by male perpetrators, involving female individuals aged ≥15 years. Descriptive analyses compared GBV with other female injuries (female victims in whom the perpetrator was recorded as female or was not specified). Multivariable logistic regression assessed GBV-associated injury severity compared with other violence against girls and women, adjusting for age, period, and country. Findings: Of 5 643 295 injury-related ED attendances, 1 960 096 were other female injuries and 21 048 were violence cases, of which 10 315 were GBV. Mean age was 38·2 years (SD 15·7) for individuals subjected to GBV and 55·3 years (41·5) for those with other female injuries. There were higher rates of head and face injuries, contusions, and asphyxiation-related injuries in cases of GBV than other female injuries, but there were lower rates of fractures. Most GBV events occurred in domestic settings (5802 [56·3%] of 10 315 GBV cases) and during night-time hours (3931 [41·9%]), involving physical force (7340 [73·1%]); perpetrators were most commonly intimate partners (4906 [47·6%]) or strangers (1546 [15·0%]). Hospital admission was more frequent in GBV than in other female injuries (2210 [21·4%] of 10 315 vs 366 765 [18·7%] of 1 960 096; p<0·0001). GBV was associated with higher injury severity compared with other female injuries after adjustment (odds ratio 1·22, 95% CI 1·12-1·34; p<0·0001). Interpretation: GBV-related ED cases show distinct features that characterise the visible spectrum of violence against girls and women in emergency settings. These patterns highlight the need for improved documentation and greater awareness of less visible presentations. Cross-national variability underscores the need for harmonised surveillance protocols to capture the true burden of GBV in Europe. | eng |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lancet Public Health. 2026 Apr;11(4):e253-e263. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(26)00030-7 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/S2468-2667(26)00030-7 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2468-2667 | |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 41887827 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/11303 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
| dc.relation.hasversion | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266726000307?via%3Dihub | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Gender-Based Violence | |
| dc.subject | Emergency Service, Hospital | |
| dc.subject | European Injury Database | |
| dc.subject | Injury Surveillance | |
| dc.subject | Wounds and Injuries | |
| dc.subject | Epidemiology | |
| dc.subject | Violence Against Women | |
| dc.subject | Europe | |
| dc.subject | Public Health | |
| dc.subject | Estados de Saúde e de Doença | |
| dc.subject | Cuidados de Saúde | |
| dc.title | Gender-based violence against women and girls aged ≥15 years presenting to European emergency departments: a multinational, cross-sectional analysis | eng |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dcterms.references | https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S2468266726000307-mmc1.pdf | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | e263 | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 4 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | e253 | |
| oaire.citation.title | The Lancet Public Health | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 11 | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 |