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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Sexual Violence and Substance Use Diagnosed in Emergency Department Discharges in Hawaii, 2005-2014.

Mary Guo, Bobby Do, Korben Wong, Thomas H Lee, Deveraux Talagi, Brandon Lum, Nichole Rahberg, Edra Ha, Victoria Y Fan

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. What Is Known about Substance Use in Hawai'i: A Scoping Review.Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mary GuoPacific Health Analytics Collaborative, Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Bobby DoPacific Health Analytics Collaborative, Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Korben WongPacific Health Analytics Collaborative, Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Thomas H LeePacific Health Analytics Collaborative, Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Deveraux TalagiPacific Health Analytics Collaborative, Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Brandon LumPacific Health Analytics Collaborative, Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Nichole RahbergOffice of Planning, Policy and Program Development, Department of Health, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA.
Edra HaPacific Health Analytics Collaborative, Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2701-7422
Victoria Y FanPacific Health Analytics Collaborative, Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7755-9425
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · USHawaii Department of Health · US

Funding

Hawaii Department of Health DDPI Evaluation ASO Log No 17-134
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSubstance use (SU) and sexual violence (SV) present unique challenges when contextualizing their relationship due to underreporting of SU and SV. Both are significant public health concerns with a large magnitude and expense to the overall U.S. and to the state of Hawaii, which is identified as a high-intensity drug-trafficking area. Since substance users have a higher risk for sexual violence than the general public, this study aims to analyze the proportion and demographics of emergency department (ED) visit individuals reporting sexual violence with or without substance use disorder and examine how the number of ED visits of individuals diagnosed with SV and SU disorder compare to all individuals.

methodsData from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project was used to examine the relationship between SV and SU. The database contained 3.5 million observations for 24 Hawaii hospitals from 2005-2014. The data was summarized in descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests were run to assess statistical significance for variables of interest.

resultsA greater proportion of individuals reporting sexual violence also reported substance use disorders compared to the general population of individuals. While 8% of all ED visits were related to SU, 17% of ED visits involving SV were also related to SU, demonstrating a statistically significant association between SV and SU.

conclusionsThere is a greater need to further understand the complexity of the relationship between substance use and sexual violence. Sexual violence and substance use disorders share a complex relationship; survivors of sexual abuse may develop a substance use disorder, and those who use drugs and alcohol may be at an increased risk for sexual violence. Results from this study demonstrate visits for individuals reporting sexual violence have a greater proportion of substance use disorder than visits for the general population.

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Drug UsersSex OffensesSubstance-Related DisordersEmergency Service, HospitalHealth Care CostsHumansdomestic violenceemergency medicinehospital servicessexual violencesubstance use

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PMID36498293
PMCPMC9740929
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