Abstract: While researchers have widely reported the epidemiology of GSI in literature from different parts of Nigeria, despite the notoriety of armed robberies in Nigeria, data concerning armed robbery attacks' contribution to GSI patterns and outcomes in the country are scarce. Only one study from Northern Nigeria has exclusively reported on armed robbery-related GSI, and it was limited to patterns and outcomes of injuries. Therefore, this aims to elucidate not only the patterns and outcomes of GSI following armed robbery attacks among patients presenting to a teaching hospital in southwest Nigeria, but also to compare GSI resulting from armed robberies to other causes. This comparison will provide important preventive and clinical insights into the complexities of GSI. ...
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