Feminicide prevalence in Grande Vitória involving the craniofacial regior during the pandemic of the Sars-CoV-2 virus

Abstract

Introduction: femicide is homicide that involves domestic and family violence, contempt or discrimination against the fact that the victim is a woman. In 2020, pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 virus was declared and, to reduce the spread of the disease, social isolation was adopted, exposing many women to a greater risk of domestic violence. Studies indicate that most traumas occur on the face, highlighting the importance of studying cases of femicide involving the oral and maxillofacial region. Purpose: to verify the prevalence of femicide in Vitória/BR metropolitan area involving the craniofacial region and relate it to the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic. Methods: a descriptive analysis was carried out, through the numerical frequency and percentage of the number of femicides involving the craniofacial region in the period from 2018 to 2021. Results: the number of reports of femicide analyzed in Vitória was 47, with 24 before and 23 during the pandemic, with no significant variation. It was also found that in 68.83% of the total cases there was the presence of craniofacial lesion, mainly in the skull and extraoral region. Conclusion: Although these areas are involved in femicide, it is not always the cause of death, reaffirming the need for professionals to be aware of these damages. This type of violence is present in all societies and during the Covid-19 pandemic period the number of cases remained high. Thus, it became more necessary to discuss the phenomenon of violence as well as the characteristics that surround femicide.