Intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa : the epidemiology of male suicide following the killing of an intimate partner

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dc.contributor.advisorAbrahams, Naeemaen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorMathews, Catherineen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorJewkes, Rachelen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMathews, Shanaazen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-08T08:06:56Z
dc.date.available2014-11-08T08:06:56Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 71-80).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe few studies on intimate femicide-suicide have mainly been conducted in developed countries. These studies have found that a disproportionate number of male partners commit suicide after killing their female partner. However, not much is known about intimate femicide-suicide in developing countries. The purpose of this study was to describe: the incidence and patterns of intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa and to compare the factors which distinguish intimate femicide-suicide from cases in which the perpetrator does not commit suicide. The study was designed as a retrospective national mortuary based study of all female homicides where the victim was aged 14 years and older for the year 1999. Data was collected from a stratified cluster sample of 25 mortuaries in South Africa. National incidence rates and factors associated with perpetrator suicide were derived by taking into account the stratification and weighting of mortuaries. This study found that 19.4% of intimate femicide perpetrators also commit suicide within a week of the murder. The estimated rates for intimate femicide-suicide were 1.7/100 000 women 14 years and older and 2.1/100 000 males 14 years and older. A logistic regression analysis to compare the factors which distinguish intimate femicide-suicide from cases in which the perpetrator does not commit suicide shows that perpetrator suicide were associated with: the perpetrator being of White race; employed as a professional or white collar worker; and owing a legal gun. The study findings have shown that South Africa has the highest reported rate for intimate femicide-suicide in the world. This poses an important public health problem. Unraveling the factors associated with perpetrator suicide after killing an intimate partner is complex. However, legal gun ownership plays a significant role in such killings. It is therefore imperative that access to guns be controlled and monitored.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMathews, S. (2005). <i>Intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa : the epidemiology of male suicide following the killing of an intimate partner</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9388en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMathews, Shanaaz. <i>"Intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa : the epidemiology of male suicide following the killing of an intimate partner."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9388en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMathews, S. 2005. Intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa : the epidemiology of male suicide following the killing of an intimate partner. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mathews, Shanaaz AB - The few studies on intimate femicide-suicide have mainly been conducted in developed countries. These studies have found that a disproportionate number of male partners commit suicide after killing their female partner. However, not much is known about intimate femicide-suicide in developing countries. The purpose of this study was to describe: the incidence and patterns of intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa and to compare the factors which distinguish intimate femicide-suicide from cases in which the perpetrator does not commit suicide. The study was designed as a retrospective national mortuary based study of all female homicides where the victim was aged 14 years and older for the year 1999. Data was collected from a stratified cluster sample of 25 mortuaries in South Africa. National incidence rates and factors associated with perpetrator suicide were derived by taking into account the stratification and weighting of mortuaries. This study found that 19.4% of intimate femicide perpetrators also commit suicide within a week of the murder. The estimated rates for intimate femicide-suicide were 1.7/100 000 women 14 years and older and 2.1/100 000 males 14 years and older. A logistic regression analysis to compare the factors which distinguish intimate femicide-suicide from cases in which the perpetrator does not commit suicide shows that perpetrator suicide were associated with: the perpetrator being of White race; employed as a professional or white collar worker; and owing a legal gun. The study findings have shown that South Africa has the highest reported rate for intimate femicide-suicide in the world. This poses an important public health problem. Unraveling the factors associated with perpetrator suicide after killing an intimate partner is complex. However, legal gun ownership plays a significant role in such killings. It is therefore imperative that access to guns be controlled and monitored. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - Intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa : the epidemiology of male suicide following the killing of an intimate partner TI - Intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa : the epidemiology of male suicide following the killing of an intimate partner UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9388 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9388
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMathews S. Intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa : the epidemiology of male suicide following the killing of an intimate partner. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9388en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPublic Healthen_ZA
dc.titleIntimate femicide-suicide in South Africa : the epidemiology of male suicide following the killing of an intimate partneren_ZA
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