Attitudes and opinions of professionals involved in the care to women in violence situation in 10 Brazilian cities.
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2018
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This research aimed to analyze opinions and attitudes of professionals of the network
of care to women in violence situation in 10 Brazilian cities. It is a quantitative cross-sectional
study, carried out through semi-structured interviews with the participants of the workshops
in these cities, totaling 438 individuals. A descriptive analysis was performed with frequency
distributions, bivariate analysis and correspondence analysis. The number of professionals
working on the suspected cases is higher than the number of those working on the confirmed
cases of violence against women. Less than half of the professionals who attended the suspected
cases has taken action on the matter of the fact. The adoption of some attitudes by the professionals
was more common – even also being less than half of the majority of actions – in the face
of the confirmed cases. Underreporting occurs in suspected cases and confirmed cases. Most
of the interviewed people consider to be responsibility of the public health sector to develop
preventing actions toward violence against women, with a high rate of unanswered cases. It is
concluded that there is a long way for care to women in violence situation to be properly offered;
professionals routinely refer more than address the cases, they poorly report them, they do
not feel qualified, and sometimes do not even see themselves as the responsible for this care.
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Violence against women, Health personal, Health personal attitude, Intersectoral
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SOUZA, E. G. de. Attitudes and opinions of professionals involved in the care to women in violence situation in 10 Brazilian cities. Saúde em Debate, Rio de Janeiro, v. 42, n. ESPECIAL 4, p. 13-29, dez. 2018. Disponível em: <http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0103-11042018000800013&lng=pt&nrm=iso>. Acesso em: 19 mar. 2019.