Intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Shanaaz Mathews (Author), Naeemah Abrahams (Author), Rachel Jewkes (Author), Lorna J Martin (Author), Carl Lombard (Author), Lisa Vetten (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence and patterns of intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa and to describe the factors associated with an increase in the risk of suicide after intimate femicide (i.e. the killing of an intimate female partner). METHODS: A cross-sectional retrospective national mor...