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Childhood violence and grownup continual ache amongst indigenous Sami and non-Sami populations in Norway: a SAMINOR 2 questionnaire research.
Int J Circumpolar Well being. 2016;75:32798
Authors: Eriksen AM, Schei B, Hansen KL, Sørlie T, Fleten N, Javo C
Summary
BACKGROUND: Internationally, research have proven that childhood violence is related to continual ache in maturity. Nevertheless, to this point, this relationship has not been examined in any indigenous inhabitants.
OBJECTIVE: The principle targets of this research have been to analyze the affiliation between childhood violence and reported continual ache, variety of ache websites and the depth of ache in maturity in indigenous Sami and non-Sami adults, and to discover ethnic variations.
DESIGN: The research relies on the SAMINOR 2 questionnaire research, a bigger population-based, cross-sectional survey on well being and dwelling situations in multiethnic areas with each Sami and non-Sami populations in Mid- and Northern Norway. Our research features a complete of 11,130 grownup contributors: 2,167 Sami respondents (19.5%) and eight,963 non-Sami respondents (80.5%). Continual ache was estimated by reported ache positioned in numerous components of the physique. Childhood violence was measured by reported publicity of emotional, bodily and/or sexual violence.
RESULTS: Childhood violence was related to grownup continual ache in a number of ache websites of the physique no matter ethnicity and gender. Childhood violence was additionally related to elevated variety of continual ache websites and better ache depth in comparison with these not uncovered to childhood violence. Nevertheless, amongst Sami males, this affiliation was solely vital for ache positioned in chest, hips/legs and again, and non-significant for elevated variety of continual ache websites (adjusted mannequin), and better ache depth.
CONCLUSION: Respondents uncovered to childhood violence reported extra continual ache in a number of components of the physique, elevated variety of continual ache websites and extra intense ache in maturity than respondents reporting no childhood violence. Nevertheless, amongst Sami males, this affiliation was weaker and in addition not vital for elevated variety of continual ache websites and better ache depth.
PMID: 27802844 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]