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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0124-7107</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Universidad y Salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Univ. Salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0124-7107</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Nariño]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S0124-71072023000200001</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22267/rus.232502.297</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Feminicide in Cali Colombia: a view from public health]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Feminicidio en Cali Colombia: Una mirada desde la salud pública]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Feminicídio em Cali Colômbia: uma visão da saúde pública]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Benavides-Portilla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mercedes-Isaura]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Beitia-Cardona]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pedro-Nel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Estrada-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Catalina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Santiago de Cali  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Libre de Colombia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>15</fpage>
<lpage>19</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0124-71072023000200001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0124-71072023000200001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0124-71072023000200001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: In most cases, violence against women is committed by their partners or ex-partners and this violence is a global public health problem that almost always ends in their death. Femicide is understood as the murder of a woman just for the fact of being a female individual, perpetuating gender inequality.  Objective: To analyze femicide in Cali from its epidemiological characterization.  Materials and methods: A descriptive population-based study was carried out using secondary sources that included 287 records of violent deaths of women. 53 cases between 2017 and 2019 were identified and analyzed, which were investigated and classified as femicide by the Crimes Against Women Unit of the Prosecutor&#8217;s Office. The epidemiological characterization was conducted based on the information provided, which was useful to identify the study variables: age, method, place of occurrence, imprisonment of perpetrator, and sentence.  Results: Femicide occurred between the ages of 9 and 89, with stabbing being the most commonly used killing method. A conviction was executed only in 18.9% of the total cases.  Conclusions: Femicide occurs at any age and has a high impunity degree mostly because of an ineffective judicial system.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: En la mayoría de ocasiones, la violencia contra la mujer, es cometida por su pareja o expareja, siendo un problema de salud pública mundial que casi siempre termina en un feminicidio. Este se entiende como el asesinato de una mujer por el hecho de serlo, perpetuando la inequidad de género.  Objetivo: Visibilizar el feminicidio en Cali a partir de su caracterización epidemiológica.  Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de base poblacional de fuentes secundarias, a partir de 287 registros de muertes violentas en mujeres, de los cuales se identificaron y analizaron 53 casos atendidos en la unidad de vida de delitos contra la mujer de la Fiscalía entre el 2017 al 2019, tipificados como feminicidio. La caracterización epidemiológica se realizó con base en la información suministrada que permitió identificar las variables de estudio: edad, mecanismo, lugar de ocurrencia, medida de aseguramiento del victimario y sentencia.  Resultados: El feminicidio se presentó entre los 9 y 89 años, el mecanismo más utilizado fue el arma corto punzante. Sólo en el 18,9% se ha dictado sentencia condenatoria.  Conclusiones: El feminicidio se presenta en cualquier edad, tiene un alto grado de impunidad en muchas ocasiones por la ineficiencia del sistema judicial.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo  Introdução: Na maioria das vezes, a violência contra a mulher é cometida pelo companheiro ou ex-parceiro, tratando-se de um problema de saúde pública mundial que quase sempre culmina em feminicídio. Isso é entendido como o assassinato de uma mulher pelo fato de ser uma delas, perpetuando a desigualdade de gênero.  Objetivo: Tornar visível o feminicídio em Cali a partir de sua caracterização epidemiológica.  Materiais e métodos: Foi realizado um estudo descritivo de base populacional de fontes secundárias, a partir de 287 registros de mortes violentas de mulheres, dos quais foram identificados e analisados 53 casos, atendidos na unidade de vida por crimes contra a mulher da denúncia publica (fiscalia) entre 2017 e 2019, classificados como feminicídio. A caracterização epidemiológica foi realizada com base nas informações prestadas que permitiram identificar as variáveis do estudo: idade, mecanismo, local de ocorrência, medida de segurança do agressor e pena.  Resultados: O feminicídio ocorreu entre 9 e 89 anos, o mecanismo mais utilizado foi a arma cortante. Apenas em 18,9% foi proferida uma condenação.  Conclusões: O feminicídio ocorre em qualquer idade, tem alto grau de impunidade em muitas ocasiões devido à ineficiência do sistema judicial.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Feminicide]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[gender violence]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[gender inequality]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[violencia de género]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[inequidad de género]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Femicídio]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[violência de gênero]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[iniquidade de gênero]]></kwd>
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