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The relationship between pay day and violent death in Guatemala: a time series analysis
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Oct 03 2016
Source: Inj Prev. 23(2):102-108.
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Alternative Title:Inj Prev
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Description:Objective
To assess if violent deaths were associated with pay days in Guatemala.
Design
Interrupted time series analysis.
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Guatemalan national autopsy databases.
Participants
Daily violence-related autopsy data for 22 418 decedents from 2009 to 2012. Data were provided by the Guatemalan National Institute of Forensic Sciences. Multiple pay-day lags and other important days such as holidays were tested.
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Absolute and relative estimates of excess violent deaths on pay days and holidays.
Results
The occurrence of violent deaths was not associated with pay days. However, a significant association was observed for national holidays, and this association was more pronounced when national holidays and pay days occurred simultaneously. This effect was observed mainly in males, who constituted the vast majority of violent deaths in Guatemala. An estimated 112 (coefficient=3.12; 95% CI 2.15 to 4.08; p<0.01) more male violent deaths occurred on holidays than were expected. An estimated 121 (coefficient=4.64; 95% CI 3.41 to 5.88; p<0.01) more male violent deaths than expected occurred on holidays that coincided with the first 2 days following a pay day.
Conclusions
Men in Guatemala experience violent deaths at an elevated rate when pay days coincide with national holidays. Efforts to be better prepared for violence during national holidays and to prevent violent deaths by rescheduling pay days when these days co-occur with national holidays should be considered.
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Pubmed ID:27697828
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5364049
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