Understudied and underaddressed: Femicide, an extreme form of violence against women and girls.
review · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 38236843.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004336 and PMC identifier 10795990.
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Abstract
Little is known about the prevalence and dynamics of femicide, a persistent form of violence against women and girls, due to challenges associated with its documentation. Research by Abrahams and colleagues comparing rates of femicide in South Africa over 18 years, however, suggests that femicide is preventable.
Medical subject headings
- Homicide
- Violence