Female homicide in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Abstract

ABSTRACT:This study aimed to assess the female homicide rate due to aggression in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, using this as a "proxy" of femicide. This was an ecological study which correlated the female homicide rate due to aggression in Rio Grande do Sul, according to the 35 microregions defined by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), with socioeconomic and demographic variables access and health indicators. Pearson's correlation test was performed with the selected variables. After this, multiple linear regressions were performed with variables with p < 0.20. The standardized average of female homicide rate due to aggression in the period from 2003 to 2007 was 3.1 obits per 100 thousand. After multiple regression analysis, the final model included male mortality due to aggression (p = 0.016), the percentage of hospital admissions for alcohol (p = 0.005) and the proportion of ill-defined deaths (p = 0.015). The model have an explanatory power of 39% (adjusted r2 = 0.391). The results are consistent with other studies and indicate a strong relationship between structural violence in society and violence against women, in addition to a higher incidence of female deaths in places with high alcohol hospitalization.

Regional disparities in the intimate partner sexual violence rate against women in Paraná State, Brazil, 2009-2014: an ecological study

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“As Natural as the Air Around Us”: On the Origin and Development of the Concept of Structural Violence in Health Research

“…Work in the global south has invoked structural violence to understand historical trauma, 12 poverty, and gender inequality. [13][14][15] Much of this work is qualitative, often based on semi-structured interviews. Structural violence, in this tradition, is a framework to help contextualize and make sense of a study's findings.…”

Mortalidade Feminina – Perfil de Óbitos na Idade Fértil Não Associados à Maternidade

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