Female homicides in Brazil before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis

Findings warrant cautious interpretation due to ITS constraints, sensitivity to the observation window, and omitted variables. Nonetheless, persistently high female homicide rates in Brazil, particularly in the Northeast, highlight the need to strengthen mortality surveillance, improve misclassification corrections, and adopt region-specific prevention strategies, including firearm control, protective services, and targeted social policies.

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BMC Public Health
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2025-10-24
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24814-6
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Gun Ownership and Violence Research
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Female homicides in Brazil before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis

Karina Cardoso Meira, Rafael Tavares Jomar, Karen Raquel Ferreira do Nascimento, Glauber Weder dos Santos Silva et al.
BMC Public Health
Gun Ownership and Violence Research
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Female homicides in Brazil before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis

Karina Cardoso Meira, Rafael Tavares Jomar, Karen Raquel Ferreira do Nascimento, Glauber Weder dos Santos Silva, Eder Samuel Oliveira Dantas
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Findings warrant cautious interpretation due to ITS constraints, sensitivity to the observation window, and omitted variables. Nonetheless, persistently high female homicide rates in Brazil, particularly in the Northeast, highlight the need to strengthen mortality surveillance, improve misclassification corrections, and adopt region-specific prevention strategies, including firearm control, protective services, and targeted social policies.

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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (BR), Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes (BR), Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (BR), Instituto Nacional de Câncer - INCA (BR), Centro Universitário do Rio Grande do Norte (BR), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
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