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040 _aWSS
_dAFV
100 _aConnor, Jennie
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245 _aAlcohol-related harm to others :
_ba survey of physical and sexual assault in New Zealand
_cConnor, Jennie; Yo, Ryan; Casswell, Sally
260 _c2009
_bNew Zealand Medical Association,
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500 _aNew Zealand Medical Journal 122(1303) 25 September 2009 : 10-20
520 _aThis article describes the prevalence of physical and sexual assault in New Zealand and the relationship of such assaults to the perpetrator drinking alcohol. Data came from a population-based telephone survey of 16,480 adult New Zealanders. The survey found nearly 7% of men and 3% of women had been physically assaulted in the previous year, and 44% of these had suffered more than one assault. One percent of women and 0.4% of men reported sexual assault with 45% of these people having been assaulted more than once. More than half of all physical and sexual assaults involved a perpetrator who was reported to have been drinking. Perpetrators who had been drinking at the time of the assault were more likely to be strangers or non-relatives and assaults were less likely to have happened inside the respondents' home compared to assaults where the perpetrator was not drinking. Physical and sexual assaults were also associated with usual drinking patterns by the victim. The findings suggest that in New Zealand more than 62,000 physical assaults and 10,000 sexual assaults occur every year involving a perpetrator who has been drinking. Of these 10,500 incidents need medical attention and 17,000 involve the police. The authors suggest this toll could be reduced using population-based strategies that have demonstrated effectiveness, such as increased prices and restrictions on the availability of alcohol.
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aALCOHOL USE
_957
650 2 7 _aALCOHOL-RELATED HARM
_94672
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aOFFENDERS
_9413
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aPHYSICAL ABUSE
_9439
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aSUBSTANCE ABUSE
_9584
650 2 4 _aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
_9624
650 2 4 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
_9531
651 2 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
_92588
700 1 _aYo, Ryan
_92362
700 1 _aCasswell, Sally
_9898
773 0 _tNew Zealand Medical Journal 122(1303) 25 September 2009 : 10-20
830 _aNew Zealand Medical Journal
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856 4 _uhttps://global-uploads.webflow.com/5e332a62c703f653182faf47/5e332a62c703f602412fcb05_Vol-122-No-1303-25-September-2009.pdf
942 _cARTICLE
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