Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Kasr Alainy Street, Cairo 11562, Egypt.
The head of the Egyptian Forensic Medicine Authority, Cairo, Egypt.
Leg Med (Tokyo). 2024 Mar;67:102371. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2023.102371. Epub 2023 Dec 10.
Violence against women is a global public health problem, especially in the childbearing period. However, it is considered as the least documented human rights violation worldwide which at its worst can result in femicide. This medico-legal study aims to explore the pattern of unnatural deaths among women in childbearing age group in the Egyptian community in recent years for early detection of women who are at risk and for establishment preventive measures. One hundred and one fifty of suspicious deaths of women in the reproductive age from 13 to 49 years were autopsied in Zeinhom Morgue (the Egyptian Forensic Medicine Authority) during 2019-2020. Demographic data, circumstances of death, causes and manner of death were defined and statistically analyzed. Unnatural death occurred during the 2nd -3rdh decades, 83.4 % were from urban residence, 40.4 % were single while 39.1 % of cases were married. In the majority of deaths, bodies were found at home. Regarding the manner of death, there were 38.4 % suicidal deaths and 38.4 % were homicidal death, while 19.2 % were accidental deaths. Sharp traumatic injuries were the most common pattern in homicidal cases mainly after domestic arguments by a spouse or relative while the most common suicidal and accidental pattern was jumping from height. The present study proved that violence against women resulting in unnatural deaths is very prevalent in Egypt with a rising rate in recent years. These findings could be useful for early identification of vulnerable women and for preventing woman deaths in the future.
针对妇女的暴力行为是一个全球性的公共卫生问题，尤其是在生育期。然而，它被认为是全球记录最少的侵犯人权行为，最严重的情况下可导致杀害女性。本医学法律研究旨在探讨近年来埃及社区生育年龄组妇女非自然死亡的模式，以便及早发现处于危险中的妇女，并制定预防措施。在 2019 年至 2020 年期间，在 Zeinhom 太平间（埃及法医局）对 13 至 49 岁的 151 名疑似生育期妇女的可疑死亡进行了尸检。定义并统计分析了人口统计学数据、死亡情况、死因和死亡方式。非自然死亡发生在第二至第三十年，83.4%来自城市居民，40.4%是单身，39.1%已婚。在大多数死亡案例中，尸体被发现于家中。在死亡方式方面，有 38.4%是自杀死亡，38.4%是他杀死亡，而 19.2%是意外死亡。在他杀案件中，尖锐的创伤性损伤是最常见的模式，主要是由于配偶或亲属之间的家庭争吵导致的，而最常见的自杀和意外死亡模式是从高处跳下。本研究证明，导致非自然死亡的针对妇女的暴力行为在埃及非常普遍，近年来呈上升趋势。这些发现有助于及早识别弱势妇女，并为未来防止妇女死亡提供帮助。
