title: Suspicious child female deaths in Great Cairo and Giza during 2011-2012.
abstract: Childhood mortality is a measure of a nation's health. A statistical analysis on suspicious child female deaths was done in two years period from 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2012. It's incidence was (4%) of all autopsied cases. The adolescent group (16-18 yrs) was highly involved 44 cases (27.5%). The majority of cases were known (82%) and they were from Great Cairo (60%) especially poor areas. Incidences were prevalent in March (15%), indoor (58%) and homicide was main manner in (42.5%) of cases. A relative was the main perpetrator in (50%) of homicidal cases. Wounds were observed in (43%) of cases. The head and neck regions were injured (50%) and signs of abuse were detected in (16%) of the studied cases. These results may be a guide for developing prevention policy.
authors.affiliation: Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt. Electronic address: dr_nadiakotb@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Nadia A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Kotb
authors.affiliation: Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt. Electronic address: samahibraheem@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Samah F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Cairo; Cause of death and abuse; Giza; Manner; Suspicious child female deaths