Citation

Martins-Filho PRS, Mendes MLT, Reinheimer DM, do Nascimento-Júnior EM, Vaez AC, Santos VS, Santos HP. Arch. Women Ment. Health 2018; 21(5): 579-582.

Affiliation

School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00737-018-0842-1

PMID

29594384

Abstract

In this information epidemiology (infodemiology) study, we describe the online public interest about the issue of femicide in Brazil and analyze the relationship between search queries and femicide trends from 2004 to 2015. We showed that information-seeking behavior for femicide in the Brazilian states has been strongly influenced by female homicide rates. Educational and policy-related interventions are needed to improve the population's knowledge and attitude toward femicide.

Language: en

Keywords

Femicide; Mortality; Violence against women