TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Female homicide victims in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil, 2009-2010: a descriptive study
JO  - Cadernos de Saude Publica
A1  - Silva, Maria Arleide da
A1  - Cabral Filho, Jose Eulalio
A1  - Amorim, Melania Maria Ramos
A1  - Falbo Neto, Gilliatt Hanois
SP  - 391
EP  - 396
VL  - 29
IS  - 2
N2  - This study investigated the epidemiological profile of female homicide victims in Recife, Pernambuco State, Northeast Brazil. An observational descriptive and prospective study included all homicides from March 2009 to February 2010 with female victims from Recife, 10 to 49 years of age. A questionnaire was used to record socioeconomic, demographic, and biological risk factors. Relatives of the victims were interviewed, and data were collected from death certificates. We identified 60 homicides during the study period. Most victims were adult women with brown skin color and low schooling and low income. Other characteristics included smoking in 39.7%, alcohol and illicit drugs in 48.3% and 24.1%, respectively, and physical and/or sexual violence in the 12 months prior to the murder in 29.3%. Firearms were used in 69% of these homicides.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0102-311X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -