Understudied and underaddressed : femicide, an extreme form of violence against women and girls Chen Reis and Sarah R. Meyer
By: Reis, Chen.
Contributor(s): Meyer, Sarah R.
Material type: ArticleSeries: PLoS Medicine.Publisher: PLoS, 2024Subject(s): FEMICIDE | HOMICIDE | SEXUAL VIOLENCE | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | INTERNATIONALOnline resources: DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004336 (Open access) In: PLoS Medicine, 2024, First published online, 18 January 2024Summary: 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. (Authors' abstract). Record #8640Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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PLoS Medicine, 2024, First published online, 18 January 2024
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. (Authors' abstract). Record #8640