South Africa’s male homicide epidemic: Who is killing men and why do we ignore the victims?

Two recent articles highlighted that ~90% of homicide victims in South Africa in 2017 were men. Here we present summary methods and findings and reflect on why there has been no concerted public health response to address the massive sex disparity in homicide risk. Based on routine data collected t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Richard Matzopoulos, Morna Cornell, Brett Bowman, Lorna J. Martin, Rachel Jewkes, Naeema Abrahams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2025-03-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
Subjects:
Online Access:https://sajs.co.za/article/view/18875
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!