PROFILE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN GUARAPUAVA, PARANÁ

• Autor(a) principal: Ferraz, Maria Isabel Raimondo
• Data de Publicação: 2009
• Outros Autores: Labronici, Liliana Maria
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cogitare Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufpr.br/cogitare/article/view/15612
• topic: Violência doméstica; Mulher; Saúde pública; Domestic violence; Women; Public health; Violencia doméstica; Mujer; Salud pública

Retrospective research , developed at the Women’s Police Station in Guarapuava in Paraná, in 2008, with1.183 Police reports, in order to compare the profile of violence against women, a year before and during the first year afterthe approval of Law no. 11.340. It was found that violence is a common phenomenon among women living with a partner,married and single women with low education, between 21 and 40 years old. 84.69% of the victims were white. 72.8% ofassaults occurred in residences, between 18 o’clock and midnight, mainly because of argues. From the total, 48.5% of thecases were psychological, 33.8 % physical, 16.1% moral, 0.8% patrimonial and 0.8% sexual. The aggressors were companions(33.3%), ex-partners (20.5%) and known people (32.7%). After the law, investigations and archiving increased; policereports reduced. It was found that a net must be created to be integrated with support from professionals trained tounderstand, recognize and know how to intervene in this kind of violence.