| Titre : | Perceptions of injury causes and solutions in a Johannesburg township : implications for prevention. (2000) |
| Auteurs : | A. BUTCHART ; J. KRUGER ; R. LEKOBA ; Centre for Peace Action University of South Africa. Pretoria. ZAF ; Institute for Social and Health Sciences. University of South Africa. Pretoria. ZAF |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Social science and medicine (vol. 50, n° 3, 2000) |
| Pagination : | 331-344 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Traumatisme ; Violence ; Accident circulation ; Brûlure ; Pauvreté ; Facteur socioéconomique ; Facteur ; Evaluation ; Victime ; Homme ; Prévention santé ; Afrique ; Maltraitance ; République sud africaine |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST ir57R0xu. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. As with other diseases, citizen perceptions of injury causes and solutions are important determinants of their response to the problem. This study explores qualitative responses to questions about the causes and solutions for injuries due to violence, transport, and unintentional burns, falls and other causes from 1075 residents in six neighbourhoods of a low-income area in Johannesburg, South Africa. These included council houses, council apartment blocks and informal settlements. Data were analysed using content analytic procedures. Perceived causes of injury varied sharply between neighbourhoods. Violence was seen as an outcome of unemployment, socialisation, drug abuse and drug dealing in the formal housing areas, while in the informal settlements it was attributed to unemployment, poor housing and environmental conditions, and excessive alcohol consumption. In the formal housing areas, suggested solutions for violence emphasised increased policing and other repressive measures that contradicted the attribution of causes to environmental factors. In the informal areas, solutions were more congruent with perceived causes, emphasising housing development, education and employment. Perceived causes and solutions for transport injuries reflected the specific context of each neighbourhood, and indicated strong support for the implementation of environmental modifications to reduce the speed of motor vehicles and thus the number of pedestrian injuries. (...) |
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