Muazzam Nasrullah|Sobia Haqqi|Kristin J. Cummings
The epidemiological patterns of honour killing of women in Pakistan
West Virginia University|Aga Khan University|Aga Khan University
background honour killing hk problem public health concern published data phenomenon limited many cases likely go unrecognized study focuses epidemiological patterns hk women pakistan domestic violence common hk occurs poorly described methods human rights commission pakistan hrcp systematically collected data hk women using newspaper reports january 2004 till december 2007 analysed aggregated data hk december 2007 estimated rates hk results total 1957 hk events occurred 2004 2007 complete data available variables adults 18 years constituted 82 803978 death toll 88 12571435 married alleged extramarital relation major reason killing 92 17591902 husbands 43 7491739 brothers 24 4211739 close relatives 12 2001739 perpetrators known hk events among weaponsmethods used killing firearms 61 10711768 stabbing 4 651768 use axe 12 2201768 edged tool 81361768 strangulation 9 1671768 main means execution mean annual rate hk females age 1564 years found 150 per million conclusions newspaper reports good source surveillance information limited found adult married women constituted majority victims hk ongoing surveillance would serve better characterize hk pakistan assess effectiveness preventive strategies