Female Homicides in Brazil and Its Major Regions (1980-2019): An Analysis of Age, Period, and Cohort Effects.

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Health School. Natal, RN, Brazil.
René Rachou Institute. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Onofre Lopes University Hospital. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brazil.
Brazilian National Cancer Institute. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Department of Demography and Actuarial Sciences. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. RN, Brazil.
Institute of Social Sciences/Social Sciences Institute. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Abstract

The objective was to analyze the temporal effects of age, period, and cohort on mortality from all female homicides, and from female homicides and by firearms, in Brazil from 1980 to 2019. Data were accessed from Brazilian health records. There was an increase in the risk of death in the 2000s in the North and Northeast regions and a decrease in the Southeast, South, and Midwest. Younger women had a higher risk of death than women born between 1950 and 1954. The findings may be correlated with the inefficiency of the Brazilian state in protecting female victims of violence.

Keywords

age–period–cohort effect
ecological study
homicide
women

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Sage Publications

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MEIRA, Karina Cardoso et al. Female Homicides in Brazil and Its Major Regions (1980-2019): An Analysis of Age, Period, and Cohort Effects. Violence against Women, 10778012231183657, 2023. doi: 10.1177/10778012231183657.

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1077-8012

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/60136

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3100-12-31

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