TITLE:
Head and Neck Injuries Observed in Violence against Women
AUTHORS:
Ghislaine Neuilly Ngniee Tafo, Fatogoma Issa Kone, Yaye Diarra, Aboubacar Maiga, Boubacary Guindo, Kadiatou Doumbia, Samba Karim Timbo, Mohamed Keita
KEYWORDS:
Violence, Women, Head and Neck Injuries, Trauma
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Applied Sociology,
Vol.12 No.5,
May
25,
2022
ABSTRACT: Gender-based violence is a public health problem
according to the WHO, especially among women.
Head and Neck injuries during this type of violence are multiple, responsible
for physical and psychological damage that can alter the social and
professional life of the woman. The aim of this study was to map the Head and
Neck injuries observed during domestic, marital or family violence against
women. Our retrospective and prospective study conducted from 2018 to 2020 in
the ENT, Head and Neck service at reference health center of the commune I of
Bamako in Mali, allowed us to collect 30 files of female patients who were
victims of violence. The prevalence of violence was identified in 24% of cases
out of 125 cases of trauma in women. The average age was 26 years with extremes
of 12 to 48 years. Female students represented 33.33% of the cases. Married
women represented 66.67%. The perpetrator was the spouse or partner in 73.33%
of the cases. The mode of aggression was slapping in 76.67% and punching in
23.33%. The predominant functional and physical signs were respectively
otalgia, hearing loss (30% each) and tympanic perforation (50%). 13.33% had a
type 1 tympanoplasty. Residual perforations
with conductive hearing loss were noted in 13.33% at 45 dB. These traumas
affect a population of varied socioeconomic level, relatively young, posing a
problem of psychological care and integration of women within the
socio-professional activities vector of economic independence.