Femicide in the Eastern Metropole of Cape Town : A 5-year retrospective analysis

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dc.contributor.advisorAfonso, Stevenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWilscott-Davids, Candiceen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Pathology. Division of Forensic Medicine.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-08T05:31:58Zen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-16T12:42:13Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2022-11-08T05:31:58Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2023-01-16T12:42:13Zen_ZA
dc.date.issued2022-11en_ZA
dc.descriptionThesis (MMed) -- Stellenbosch University, 2022.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: Violence against woman continues to be a global health problem with formicide being its most severe form, especially in a country with one of the world's highest homicide rates. Aim: To evaluate the female homicide cases at the Tygerberg Forensic Pathology Laboratory, identifying the demographic profile of victims, leading causes of death, patterns of injury and prevalence of sexual violence.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANS OPSOMMING: Agtergrond: Gewereld teen vroue bly ‘n wereld-wye gesondheids-kwessie met vrouemoord die ergste vorm daarvan, veral in ‘n land met een van die hoogste moordsyfers ter wereld. Doel: Die evaluering van die vrouemoord gevalle by die Tygerberg Medies-Geregtelike Laboratorium, om die demografiese profile van slagoffers te identifiseer, identifikasie van die hoofoorsake van dood, beserings patrone, en die voorkoms van seksuele geweld.af_ZA
dc.description.versionMastersen_ZA
dc.format.extentvi, 23, 1 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/125940en_ZA
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.subjectWomen -- Crimes against -- Cape Town (South Africa)en_ZA
dc.subjectHomicide -- Cape Town (South Africa)en_ZA
dc.subjectSex crimes Cape Town (South Africa)en_ZA
dc.titleFemicide in the Eastern Metropole of Cape Town : A 5-year retrospective analysisen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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