Female Trauma Cases

Medico_legal Assessment of Female Trauma Cases Attended to Assuit University Hospital

Prevalence of violence among female trauma cases Determine injury patterns in female patients presenting with physical trauma

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Violence Against Women (VAW)

Detailed Description

Forensic events are defined as situations that may cause injury or death of individuals due to external factors such as assault, firearm injuries ,sharp object injuries ,traffic accidents ,falls from height, or workplace accidents . Medical professionals are responsible for identifying and assessing individuals exposed to traumatic with forensic relevance .

Traumatic injuries are considered a significant burden on health care system worldwide. According to National Trauma Institute in US, traumatic injuries accounted for 30% of all life years lost in the 2009 .The effect of traumatic injuries on life years lost is equivalent to the life years lost from cancer, cardiovascular disease and HIV together .Trauma is the third leading cause of death among all age groups and the mortality rate is exceptionally high particularly among young age group ..

Although traumatic injuries affect both genders ,women remain under-representative in all kind of studies including trauma and non-trauma medical disorders due to socio-cultural barriers .However ,women sustaining traumatic injuries should have true representation of the disease burden ,as it needs acute intervention.

The fact that women are prone to physical violence ,sexual exploitation ,burns, poisoning, and accidents symbolize gender inequalities, sociocultural barriers and failures in protective systems throughout the depth .The consequences of medico legal cases( MLCs )to women are varied. Medically ,such cases can cause trauma, disability and even death.AT the psychological level ,there is usually posttraumatic stress ,depression and social stigma in the victims . Injuries among women remain an important yet often under-documented public health concern in Egypt, especially in rural and upper Egyptian hospital settings. Hospital based trauma data frequently suffer from incomplete documentation ,limiting understanding of injury trends and medico-legal implications .

In conservative contexts ,gender -based violence is often unreported or recorded inadequately due to stigma and systemic gaps in documentation practices. National demographic research indicates that women 's education and employment status are linked to a lower risk of physical intimate partner violence, with education mediating IPV outcomes before and after the Arab spring .

Despite high estimates globally that one in three women experiences intimate partner violence ,Egypt lacks sufficient hospital-based studies examining injury patterns in female patients ,particularly in Upper and Lower Egypt.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 160

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Neama Nageh Mohammad, Domenstrator; Phone Number: +20 012 73735394; Email: n8386296@gmail.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Aml Aly Mohammad, Professor; Phone Number: +20 10 16353580; Email: aml_aly@yahoo.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: N/A

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Female patients with age equal or more than 18years old presenting with physical trauma

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female patients.
• Age equal or more than 18 years old.
• Presenting with physical trauma

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal to participate
• Suspected fabrication
• Psychiatric condition

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Prevalence of violence among female trauma cases	Analyse injury patterns in female patients presenting with physical trauma	April2026 to March 2027

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Accuracy score of written forensic reports based on standardized evaluation checklist	Evaluation of forensic reports using a standardized checklist including completeness, clarity, consistency with clinical findings, and medico-legal conclusions. Each report will be scored on a structured scale, and results will be presented as mean accuracy score and percentage of adequate reports.	April2026 to March2027

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Assiut University
• Investigators: Study Director: Amal Aly Mohammad, Professor, Assiut University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Bibi I,Shaikh MR, Munir U ,et al.violence-related injuries :the most common cases in Hyderabad,Pakistan:cases of violence -related injuries.Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences.2024:5:40-4.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): April 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): March 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): April 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 21, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 25, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): February 27, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 27, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 25, 2026
• Last Verified: February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: Study of female trauma cases

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No