Decreased use of alcoholic beverages and intimate partner violence

• Autor(a) principal: Yoshizawa, Juliano Kazuo
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Nascimento, Lucas, Iora, Pedro, Pelloso, Sandra Marisa, Carvalho, Maria Dalva de Barros
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.rbmfc.org.br/rbmfc/article/view/2263
• topic: Alcoholism; Alcohol Abstinence; Intimate Partner Violence.; Alcoholismo; Abstinencia de Alcohol; Violencia de Pareja.; Alcoolismo; Abstinência de Álcool; Violência por Parceiro Íntimo.

Introduction: Intimate partner violence refers to the behavior of intimate partners or ex-partners resulting in physical, sexual, or psychological harm, including physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse, and controlling behavior. It is known that alcoholism is associated with increase of this type of violence. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze whether the partner of the patient in alcohol withdrawal reported a lower rate of violence in this period compared with the period of alcohol abuse. Methods: cross-sectional study in which we selected male former drinkers attended at the CAPSad of Maringá, and their partners. A questionnaire regarding partner violence (HITS), consisting of 4 objective questions with scores ranging from 4 to 20, was used. Values equal to or greater than 10 indicate violence. Results: We interviewed 53 women of different ages and schooling. Of this total, 84.9% of the participants had scores in the test with the partner in withdrawal lower than in the period in which he was in use/abuse of alcohol. 15.1% of the women did not notice a difference in the level of violence of their partners, whether he was in use or withdrawal. Conclusions: It was clearly demonstrated that the cessation of alcohol consumption reduced the rate of violence inflicted by the partner.