title: [A cross-sectional study on physically violent behavior among youth males in Chengdu, Sichuan province].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the prevalence of physically violent behavior among 18-34 years old males in Chengdu.
  
  
  METHODS
  2 151 males aged 18-34 years was recruited in Chengdu, using a multistage stratified random sampling method. "Men's health and modern lifestyles survey questionnaire" was adopted to collect information on demography, physical violent behavior, attitude and reactions to violence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Self-reported prevalence of physical violent behavior since 15 years of age among those 18-34 year-old males was 51.8%. 17.8% of the young males reported having violent behavior in the past 5 years, but the prevalence declined progressively with age (P < 0.01). People who were religious or remained single had higher prevalence rates than those non-religious, married or having regular sex partners (P < 0.01). Prevalence seemed relatively high in students or workers at service/commercial fields, with rates as 24.5% and 20.3%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Data from our study suggested that physical violence was an important problem among young males in Chengdu. Factors as being young, single, divorced or widowed were associated with self-reported violent behavior. People who were religious, being students or working at the service/commercial fields seemed to be under high risk of carrying physical violence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health.
authors.forename: Xiaoling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Junmei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health.
authors.forename: Fengsu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health. Email: yuanp1117@126.com.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult