Epidemiological Profile Of Physical Violence Injuries Against Women: A Transversal Study

• Autor(a) principal: Arduim, Andressa da Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Castilhos, Eduardo Dickie de, Seerig, Lenise Menezes, Bighetti, Tania Izabel
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde (Santa Maria)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/revistasaude/article/view/28467
• topic: Epidemiology; Violence Against Women; Public Policies

To describe the epidemiological profile of women who have suffered violence and to characterize their physical injuries. A transversal study was conducted based on secondary data obtained from expert reports in the 3rd Regional Coordination of Health of Pelotas, from January/2014 to December/2014. Of 1,330 reports analyzed, 1,164 were related to women living in Pelotas. In one thousand women aged 12-44 years, around 10 were victims of violence during the study period; 60.6% women aged 20-44 years, most single (74.6%) and white (85.2%). The spring/summer period was the most prevalent indicating 57% of reports. Face and head (36.4%) and upper limbs (45.8%) were more frequently hitted. The blunt instrument was present in 88.9% of the cases and 8.4% were without information. The epidemiological profile of victimized women and their proper notification allow a better approach to domestic violence, highlighting the importance of the dentist in full and humanized care. It is based on this the approach violence against women in the undergraduate courses in Dentistry.