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Inj Prev: first published as 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040590j.2 on 7 October 2012. Downloaded from ABSTRACTS was armed robbery (37, 46.8%) and ﬁght (29, 36.7%). Most of the gunshot injuries (29 out of 36) were from armed robbery attacked, p=0.000. Majority of the injuries were lacerations 36(45%) and penetrating wounds 29(36.7%). Twenty (25.3%) patients were severely injured. Most of the injuries 34.2% (n=27) occurred on the roads and 29.1% (n=23) at home. Signiﬁcance Armed robbery accounted for high incidence of violence injuries. These results call for detailed study of the causes of violence with a view of generating preventive strategies. http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/ 02 VIOLENT INJURY IN ILORIN doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040590j.2 1IA Agere, 1AA Nasir, 1S Yakub, 1OL Abdur-Rahman, 1CKP Ofoegbu, 2AB Solagberu. 1Center for Injury Research and Safety Promotion, Department of Surgery, University of on September 30, 2021 by guest. Protected copyright. Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria; 2Department of Surgery, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Lagos, Nigeria Background Injuries through violence are threats to health in every country of the world. Current data on violence and injury in Nigeria requires updating. Objective To generate current data on violence-related Injuries in Ilorin, a suburban settlement generally seen as peaceful. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted in emergency department of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital between 1 June 2010–31 December 2011. All the patients seen with violent-related injury were included into the study. Patient demo- graphics, the cause, circumstances and severity of injury were recorded. Data was analysed with SPSS 15.0. Results A total of 79 patients were studied, 89.9% (n=71) were male. Majority (56.3%, n=45) of them were economically active; age 21–40 years. Mechanism of injury was assault in 38(47.5%) cases and gunshot in 36 (45%). The leading motive of the violence Inj Prev 2012;18(Suppl 1):A1-A246 A141.

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