Levantamento das denúncias de violência familiar nas Delegacias de Defesa da Mulher do município de São Paulo: um estudo sobre a interface com o uso de bebidas alcoólicas e outras drogas

• Autor(a) principal: Augusto, Luciana Pereira [UNIFESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/9782
• topic: Levantamentos epidemiológicos; Transtornos relacionados ao uso de substâncias; Violência doméstica; Violência contra a mulher; Domestic violence; Health surveys; Substance-related disorders; Violence against women

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of cases associated with the use of alcohol and other drugs, including allegations of family violence in nine Police Stations for Defense of Women (PSDW) in the City of São Paulo. Methods: The sample consisted of the 780 women who sought PSDW a complaint of domestic violence. All women who made a police report about family violence within the research period (21 days in each PSDW) were invited to join the study. The interviews were structured from a WHO questionnaire on psychological / physical / sexual, with additional questions about the consumption of alcohol, cocaine, marijuana or other drugs, and also the offender and the victim. Cluster analysis was performed to verify the type of violence. Results: It was noted in the episodes of violence reported that in 48.7% of cases the attackers had used alcohol or other drugs: 28.1% only used alcohol, 9.2% used other drug and 11.4% used alcohol and other drugs. Regarding other drugs, with or without alcohol, fell highlighted the use of cocaine (11.8%). According to the type of substance used by the perpetrator (alcohol and other drugs) were also significant differences between groups in relation to the time of assault, testimony by children, history of violence and subsequent consequences of the complaint. Cluster analysis indicated four distinct groups by type of violence, regarding the most serious types of violence there were a higher frequency of men who had consumed alcohol or other drugs. Conclusions: The results highlight the important reference to the consumption of alcohol and other drugs by offenders, including allegations of family violence in PSDW. The study suggests that integration between the relevant PSDWs and services of support to cases of abuse of alcohol and other drugs.