Violence against Women: Notifications of Health Professionals in Rio Grande do Sul
Abstract The aim of this study was to characterize the situations of violence against women reported by health professionals in Rio Grande do Sul. A total of 20.999 reports were performed between 2010 and 2014. The most frequent reports included women aged 19 to 29 years old. The most frequent type...
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| author | Priscila Lawrenz Davi Manzini Macedo Jean von Hohendorff Clarissa Pinto Pizarro de Freitas Laura Nichele Foschiera Luísa Fernanda Habigzang |
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| description | Abstract The aim of this study was to characterize the situations of violence against women reported by health professionals in Rio Grande do Sul. A total of 20.999 reports were performed between 2010 and 2014. The most frequent reports included women aged 19 to 29 years old. The most frequent type of violence was physical, and the victim’s residence was the most frequent place. Most of perpetrators were male, partner or ex-partner of the victim. Women were referred more frequently to clinics and police station. The results can support strategies for prevention and coping violence against women. The study allowed identifying weaknesses in the report information, as well as in the referrals made, indicating the need for investments in the training of health professionals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-47c31375d506471198b338423d2ebcd82022-12-21T17:25:13ZengUniversidade de BrasíliaPsicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa1806-34462019-05-0134010.1590/0102.3772e34428S0102-37722018000100527Violence against Women: Notifications of Health Professionals in Rio Grande do SulPriscila LawrenzDavi Manzini MacedoJean von HohendorffClarissa Pinto Pizarro de FreitasLaura Nichele FoschieraLuísa Fernanda HabigzangAbstract The aim of this study was to characterize the situations of violence against women reported by health professionals in Rio Grande do Sul. A total of 20.999 reports were performed between 2010 and 2014. The most frequent reports included women aged 19 to 29 years old. The most frequent type of violence was physical, and the victim’s residence was the most frequent place. Most of perpetrators were male, partner or ex-partner of the victim. Women were referred more frequently to clinics and police station. The results can support strategies for prevention and coping violence against women. The study allowed identifying weaknesses in the report information, as well as in the referrals made, indicating the need for investments in the training of health professionals.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-37722018000100527&lng=en&tlng=enviolência de gêneroviolência contra a mulherviolência domésticasaúde pública |
| spellingShingle | Priscila Lawrenz Davi Manzini Macedo Jean von Hohendorff Clarissa Pinto Pizarro de Freitas Laura Nichele Foschiera Luísa Fernanda Habigzang Violence against Women: Notifications of Health Professionals in Rio Grande do Sul Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa violência de gênero violência contra a mulher violência doméstica saúde pública |
| title | Violence against Women: Notifications of Health Professionals in Rio Grande do Sul |
| title_full | Violence against Women: Notifications of Health Professionals in Rio Grande do Sul |
| title_fullStr | Violence against Women: Notifications of Health Professionals in Rio Grande do Sul |
| title_full_unstemmed | Violence against Women: Notifications of Health Professionals in Rio Grande do Sul |
| title_short | Violence against Women: Notifications of Health Professionals in Rio Grande do Sul |
| title_sort | violence against women notifications of health professionals in rio grande do sul |
| topic | violência de gênero violência contra a mulher violência doméstica saúde pública |
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