This study highlighted the importance of promoting human
relationships in protecting individuals from becoming involved
in violence. Living with other people is a factor in preventing
deaths due to homicide. Appropriate family cohesion promotes
health by preventing drug use among young people,24 and
acting as a buffer against deleterious influences on lifestyle.25
Supervision by parents and community neighbours is associated
with externalising behaviours among youth.26 Connectedness
with and moderate monitoring by parents and other adults prevented
youth violence.22 27 The items regarding relationships
with relatives and others, such as attending family funerals,
helping others with problems/needs and demonstrating love and
compassion towards others reduce the risk of becoming victims
of homicide. Strengthening of relationships with family and
kinship could therefore represent a possible intervention for
reducing the risk of homicide deaths.