Different perspectives: a comparison of newspaper articles to medical examiner data in the reporting of violent deaths.
Accid Anal Prev
; 42(2): 445-51, 2010 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20159065
This study compared violent death information reported in state-wide newspaper articles to the medical examiner reports collected for a state public health surveillance system-the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS). While suicides accounted for 83% of deaths in the NVDRS database, more than three-quarters (79%) of violent deaths reported in newspaper articles were homicides. The majority of the suicide incidents were reported in 1-2 newspaper articles whereas the majority of homicide incidents were reported in 11-34 articles. For suicide incidents, the NVDRS reported more circumstances related to mental health problems while newspaper articles reported recent crisis more often. Results show that there is a mismatch in both frequency and type of information reported between a public health surveillance system (NVDRS) and newspaper reporting of violent deaths. As a result of these findings, scientists and other public health professionals may want to engage in media advocacy to provide newspaper reporters with timely and important health information related to the prevention and intervention of violent deaths in their community.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Suicidio
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Violencia
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Vigilancia de la Población
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Médicos Forenses
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Homicidio
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Periódicos como Asunto
Tipo de estudio:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Accid Anal Prev
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido