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Roberts, Kerry; Wassenaar, Douglas; Canetto, Silvia Sara; Pillay, Anthony – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
This study investigated homicide-suicide in Durban, South Africa, for the years 2000 to 2001. The incidence was 0.89 per 100,000, higher than the international average. A majority of perpetrators (91%) and victims (87%) were Black African, proportional to their representation in the population. Perpetrators were typically men (in 95% of cases),…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Homicide, Suicide, Foreign Countries
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Gass, Jesse D.; Stein, Dan J.; Williams, David R.; Seedat, Soraya – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Despite a high prevalence of intimate partner violence in South Africa, few epidemiological studies have assessed individual risk factors and differential vulnerability by gender. This study seeks to analyze gender differences in risk for intimate partner violence victimization and perpetration according to childhood and adult risk factors in a…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Low Income, Incidence, Educational Attainment