Lethal and intentional violent crimes against women in Alagoas, Northeast Brazil: a comparative study before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Danielle Nascimento Nunes (Author), Priscila Cavalcante Rodrigues Figueredo (Author), Talita Amaral Vitoriano (Author), Gleice Kelly Ramos Silva Santos (Author), Cecilia Maria Lima de Albuquerque (Author), Thaís Silva Matos (Author), Diogo Uester Silva Matos (Author), Rodrigo Feliciano do Carmo (Author), Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The death of women as a result of violent crime has become a major social and health problem worldwide. Most of these crimes are committed by their partners. The Covid-19 pandemic seems to have amplified the problem, given that measures to contain the spread of the disease have e...