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Is the injury gap closing between the Aboriginal and general populations of British Columbia? George, M. Anne; Jin, Andrew; Brussoni, Mariana; Lalonde, Christopher E.

Abstract

Background: Evidence from various jurisdictions has shown higher rates of injury for Aboriginal compared with non-Aboriginal populations. This study provides an overview of trends in hospitalization injury rates between the Aboriginal and total populations of one Canadian province, British Columbia. Data and methods: Hospital discharge records from 1986 through 2010 were obtained from linked health care databases maintained by Population Data BC. Crude rates and standardized relative risks of hospitalization due to injury among Aboriginal people, relative to the total population of British Columbia, were calculated. Changes over time among males and females were compared for various types and causes of injury. Results: Throughout more than two decades, standardized risks of hospitalization for injury decreased among the Aboriginal and total populations of British Columbia. Larger decreases among the Aboriginal population than among the total population suggest that the gaps are closing. Downward trends in rates were found for most injury categories, and for males and females.

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Title
Is the injury gap closing between the Aboriginal and general populations of British Columbia?
Creator
George, M. Anne; Jin, Andrew; Brussoni, Mariana; Lalonde, Christopher E.
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit; Child and Family Research Institute
Publisher
Statistics Canada
Date Issued
2015-01-21
Description
Background: Evidence from various jurisdictions has shown higher rates of injury for Aboriginal compared with non-Aboriginal populations. This study provides an overview of trends in hospitalization injury rates between the Aboriginal and total populations of one Canadian province, British Columbia. Data and methods: Hospital discharge records from 1986 through 2010 were obtained from linked health care databases maintained by Population Data BC. Crude rates and standardized relative risks of hospitalization due to injury among Aboriginal people, relative to the total population of British Columbia, were calculated. Changes over time among males and females were compared for various types and causes of injury. Results: Throughout more than two decades, standardized risks of hospitalization for injury decreased among the Aboriginal and total populations of British Columbia. Larger decreases among the Aboriginal population than among the total population suggest that the gaps are closing. Downward trends in rates were found for most injury categories, and for males and females.
Subject
Aboriginal; databases; health services; hospitalization; indigeneous; injury; medical record linkage; Injury inequities; Indigenous injury
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-02-22
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0395931
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/77356
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Other UBC; Non UBC; Pediatrics, Department of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Copyright Holder
Minister of Industry
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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