title: Expert Opinions on Improving Femicide Data Collection across Europe: A Concept Mapping Study.
abstract: Femicide, defined as the killings of females by males because they are females, is becoming recognized worldwide as an important ongoing manifestation of gender inequality. Despite its high prevalence or widespread prevalence, only a few countries have specific registries about this issue. This study aims to assemble expert opinion regarding the strategies which might feasibly be employed to promote, develop and implement an integrated and differentiated femicide data collection system in Europe at both the national and international levels. Concept mapping methodology was followed, involving 28 experts from 16 countries in generating strategies, sorting and rating them with respect to relevance and feasibility. The experts involved were all members of the EU-Cost-Action on femicide, which is a scientific network of experts on femicide and violence against women across Europe. As a result, a conceptual map emerged, consisting of 69 strategies organized in 10 clusters, which fit into two domains: "Political action" and "Technical steps". There was consensus among participants regarding the high relevance of strategies to institutionalize national databases and raise public awareness through different stakeholders, while strategies to promote media involvement were identified as the most feasible. Differences in perceived priorities according to the level of human development index of the experts' countries were also observed.
authors: Department of Community Nursing, Public Health and Preventive Medicine and History of Science, Alicante University, Alicante, Spain.|CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain.|Public Health Research Group, Alicante University, Alicante, Spain.
authors: Carmen
authors: C
authors: Vives-Cases
authors: Public Health Research Group, Alicante University, Alicante, Spain.|Epidemiology and Global Health Unit, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
authors: Isabel
authors: I
authors: Goicolea
authors: Epidemiology and Global Health Unit, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
authors: Alison
authors: A
authors: Hernández
authors: CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain.|Escuela Nacional de Sanidad, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
authors: Belen
authors: B
authors: Sanz-Barbero
authors: Department of Social Sciences, University of Roehampton, London, United Kingdom.
authors: Aisha K
authors: AK
authors: Gill
authors: Department of Psychology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors: Anna Costanza
authors: AC
authors: Baldry
authors: Department of Rehabilitation Science, Technical University of Dortmund, Dormund, Germany.
authors: Monika
authors: M
authors: Schröttle
authors: Heidi
authors: H
authors: Stöckl
authors: Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
authors: Heidi
authors: H
authors: Stoeckl
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors