Title
Extreme violence against women and femicide in Peru
Other title
Violencia extrema contra la mujer y feminicidio en el PerĂº
Date Issued
01 April 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Quispe Ilanzo M.P.
Cordova Delgado M.
Publisher(s)
Editorial Ciencias Medicas
Abstract
Objective: To determine the incidence of extreme violence against women (EVAW) and femicide; and some risk factors in Peru. Methods: Observational research of secondary data (2009-2015) from the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations of Peru. MS Excell® program was used to calculate the gross rate of extreme violence against women and femicide by territory, year, month, bond, scenario, and area. Results: In the period 2009-2015, the rate of extreme violence against women has increased. Tacna (RT=2,673; IC 95 %=2,111-3,384) had the highest rate of femicide´s risk, and Madre de Dios (RT=2,475; IC 95 %= 1,462-4,188) had the highest risk of extreme violence against women. There was greater risk of extreme violence against women in January (RT=1.204, IC95%=1.019-1.422) and femicide´s risk in November (RT=1.463, IC95%=1.173-1.826) and January (RT=1.280, IC95%=1.014-1.616). Extreme violence against women is more likely to end in femicide when the aggressor is unknown (ORc= 11.950; IC 95 %=6.572-23.510), when is an acquaintance (ORc=2,644; IC 95 %=1,736-4,094) or a relative (ORc= 1,614; IC 95 %= 1,078-2,433), in a non-intimate place (ORc=5,522; IC 95 %= 3,611-8,629), in the rural area (ORc= 1,692; IC 95 %= 1,136-2,525), or in the marginal urban area (ORc=1,678; IC 95 %= 1,057-2,673). Conclusions: Extreme violence against women’s incidence has increased. The risk of femicide is higher in November, in the rural and marginal urban areas, in a nonintimate scenario, and when the extreme violence against women is not perpetrated by the partner or ex-partner.
Start page
278
End page
294
Volume
44
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias socio biomĂ©dicas (planificaciĂ³n familiar, salud sexual, efectos polĂticos y sociales de la investigaciĂ³n biomĂ©dica)
Temas sociales
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85049249782
Source
Revista Cubana de Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
08643466
Sources of information:
Directorio de ProducciĂ³n CientĂfica
Scopus