Table 4 Site of bodily injury in self-harm episodes among asylum seekers in Australian onshore immigration detention between 1 August 2014 and 31 July 2015, by held detention type
Number (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Immigration Detention Centres (IDCs) (n = 209) | Alternative Places of Detention (APODs) (n = 83) | Immigration Transit Accommodation (ITAs) (n = 54) | Total (n = 346) | |
Head | 77 (37.0) | 44 (53.0) | 22 (40.7) | 143 (41.3) |
Wrist and arm | 69 (33.0) | 18 (21.8) | 16 (29.6) | 103 (30.0) |
Neck | 31 (14.8) | 12 (14.4) | 7 (12.9) | 50 (14.3) |
Hand and fingers | 24 (11.4) | 7 (8.4) | 4 (7.4) | 35 (10.0) |
Chest and torso | 2 (1.0) | – | 2 (3.7) | 4 (1.1) |
Stomach | 3 (1.4) | 2 (2.4) | – | 5 (1.4) |
Leg | 3 (1.4) | – | 2 (3.7) | 5 (1.4) |
Foot | – | – | 1 (2.0) | 1 (0.5) |