Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2017) Hospitalised assault injuries among women and girls, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 11 June 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). Hospitalised assault injuries among women and girls. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospitalised assault injuries among women and girls. AIHW, 2017.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospitalised assault injuries among women and girls. Canberra: AIHW; 2017.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017, Hospitalised assault injuries among women and girls, AIHW, Canberra.
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This fact sheet examines cases of hospitalised assault against women in 2013–14. Rates of assault among women were highest for those aged between 15–19 and 50–54. Over half (59%) of all these women were assaulted by bodily force, and for assaults by bodily force and involving sharp and blunt objects, the majority of injuries were to the head and neck (63%). Where information about the perpetrator was available, a spouse or domestic partner was the most commonly reported perpetrator (in 59% of cases).
Nearly 6,500 women and girls were hospitalised due to assault in Australia in 2013–14
When place of occurrence was specified, 69% of assaults against women and girls took place in the home
Nearly 60% of hospitalised assaults against women and girls were perpetrated by a spouse or domestic partner
Over half (59%) of all women and girls hospitalised due to assault were victims of an ‘assault by bodily force’
Assault injury cases are those classified in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification (ICD 10 AM) (NCCH 2012) as Assault (X85–Y09) or Legal intervention and operations of war (Y35–Y36). This includes all cases in which a person, or more than 1 person, intentionally injured another person. It does not include cases where the intent was unspecified, unstated or could not be determined.
Just as not all offences are reported to police, not all hospitalised assault cases will be identified as assaults. This may be particularly the case for acts of domestic violence or sexual assault, where victims can be reluctant to report an incident to hospital personnel or to identify a perpetrator for hospital records. As a result, this fact sheet probably underestimates the incidence of hospitalised assault.
Nearly 6,500 women and girls were hospitalised due to assault in Australia in 2013–14.
When place of occurrence was specified, 69% of assaults against women and girls took place in the home.
Nearly 60% of hospitalised assaults against women and girls were perpetrated by a spouse or domestic partner.
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