Sexual and non-sexual femicide in South Africa: Comparing two studies 2009 and 2017

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-03-28 DOI:10.1177/02685809241240971

N. Abrahams, S. Mhlongo, E. Chirwa, B. Dekel, A. Ketelo, Shanaaz Mathews, R. Jewkes

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Abstract

Sexual femicide, an abhorrent crime, is not well described and reported. The aim of the study was to describe sexual and non-sexual femicide in South Africa and compare the 2009 with the 2017 study presenting sociodemographic characteristics of victims, perpetrators, crime and forensic findings. The same retrospective study design using proportionate random sample of medico-legal laboratories were used. Sexual femicide was identified from autopsy and police reports. Findings show sexual femicide is not rare in South Africa. We estimated 451 (95% confidence interval: 366–533) sexual femicides in 2009 and 210 (95% confidence interval: 176–244) in 2017. Sexual femicides decreased by more than half from 19.1% in 2009 to 8.7% in 2017. We show an increase among younger women, those living in rural areas and strangers as perpetrators. Our dedicated studies show the value of documenting sexual femicides over time in a country with high levels of gender-based violence to assist development of theory-based prevention interventions.

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南非的性杀戮和非性杀戮女性问题：比较 2009 年和 2017 年的两项研究

性杀害妇女是一种令人憎恶的罪行，但却没有得到充分的描述和报告。本研究旨在描述南非的性杀戮和非性杀戮女性案件，并将2009年与2017年的研究进行比较，介绍受害者、犯罪者、犯罪和法医调查结果的社会人口特征。本研究采用了相同的回顾性研究设计，并对法医实验室进行了比例随机抽样。通过尸检和警方报告确定了性杀戮女性案。研究结果表明，南非的性杀戮女性案并不罕见。我们估计，2009年发生了451起（95%置信区间：366-533）性杀戮女性案件，2017年发生了210起（95%置信区间：176-244）。性杀戮女性案件减少了一半以上，从 2009 年的 19.1%降至 2017 年的 8.7%。我们发现，年轻女性、生活在农村地区的女性以及陌生人施害者有所增加。我们的专项研究表明，在一个性别暴力事件频发的国家，记录一段时间内的性杀戮女性事件很有价值，有助于制定基于理论的预防干预措施。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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