Prevalence of violence against women users of health services
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Resumo: | OBJECTIVE: Intimate partner abuse is a complex phenomenon and a public health problem and health care services are one of the places sought by women in this situation. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of violence against women attending a health care center. METHODS: This study was carried out in a municipality of Southeastern Brazil, in 2003. A sample of 265 women, aged 18 to 49 years old, was interviewed using a questionnaire administered face-to-face. Violence was classified as psychological, physical, sexual and general. Statistical analyses utilized were exact logistic regression and Fisher's exact test. RESULTS: Psychological violence, at least once in life, was reported by 41.5%, physical violence by 26.4%, and 9.8% reported sexual violence. “General violence”, which refers to anyone of the above mentioned types of violence, was reported by 45.3% of the women, and, in 20.3% of the cases, they stated it had occurred during the last 12 months before the interview. However, when asked whether they had suffered any kind of violence in life, only 22.3% answered affirmatively. The multivariate analysis indicated that the risk factors for each type of violence were: drug use by the partner, socioeconomic status and family history of violence for both psychological and general violence; drug use by the partner, schooling and family history of violence for physical violence; and, socioeconomic status and family history of violence for sexual violence. CONCLUSIONS: This study indicates that the prevalence of violence among women attending the health center is high and consistent with the results of other investigations. It also suggests that most of the violence is invisible to the health center. |
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Prevalence of violence against women users of health services Prevalência da violência contra a mulher usuária de serviço de saúde Violência^i1^sclassificaMulheres maltratadasMaus-tratos conjugaisFatores de riscoPrevalência^i1^sestatística e dados numériViolence^i2^sclassificatBattered womenSpouse abuseRisk factorsPrevalence^i2^sstatistics & numerical d OBJECTIVE: Intimate partner abuse is a complex phenomenon and a public health problem and health care services are one of the places sought by women in this situation. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of violence against women attending a health care center. METHODS: This study was carried out in a municipality of Southeastern Brazil, in 2003. A sample of 265 women, aged 18 to 49 years old, was interviewed using a questionnaire administered face-to-face. Violence was classified as psychological, physical, sexual and general. Statistical analyses utilized were exact logistic regression and Fisher's exact test. RESULTS: Psychological violence, at least once in life, was reported by 41.5%, physical violence by 26.4%, and 9.8% reported sexual violence. “General violence”, which refers to anyone of the above mentioned types of violence, was reported by 45.3% of the women, and, in 20.3% of the cases, they stated it had occurred during the last 12 months before the interview. However, when asked whether they had suffered any kind of violence in life, only 22.3% answered affirmatively. The multivariate analysis indicated that the risk factors for each type of violence were: drug use by the partner, socioeconomic status and family history of violence for both psychological and general violence; drug use by the partner, schooling and family history of violence for physical violence; and, socioeconomic status and family history of violence for sexual violence. CONCLUSIONS: This study indicates that the prevalence of violence among women attending the health center is high and consistent with the results of other investigations. It also suggests that most of the violence is invisible to the health center. OBJETIVO: A violência contra a mulher cometida por parceiro íntimo é fenômeno complexo e um problema de saúde pública, e o serviço de saúde é um dos locais mais procurados por mulheres nessa situação. O objetivo do estudo foi determinar a prevalência desse tipo de violência entre as usuárias de um centro de saúde distrital. MÉTODOS: O estudo foi realizado em Ribeirão Preto, SP, em 2003. Uma amostra de 265 mulheres, de 18 a 49 anos, foi entrevistada utilizando-se um questionário aplicado face a face. A violência foi classificada em psicológica, física, sexual e geral. As análises estatísticas utilizadas foram regressão logística exata e o teste exato de Fisher. RESULTADOS: A violência psicológica ocorreu pelo menos uma vez na vida para 41,5%, violência física para 26,4% e violência sexual para 9,8%; 45,3% referiram ocorrência de qualquer um dos tipos de violência, das quais 20,3% em até 12 meses antecedendo a entrevista; 22,3% afirmaram ter sofrido violência alguma vez na vida. A análise multivariada mostrou os fatores de risco detectados para cada tipo de violência: violência psicológica e geral - uso de drogas pelo companheiro, condição socioeconômica e violência na família; violência física - uso de drogas pelo companheiro, escolaridade e violência na família; violência sexual - condição socioeconômica e violência na família. CONCLUSÕES: Os resultados mostraram que a prevalência da violência entre as usuárias de centro de saúde foi alta e compatível com os resultados encontrados em outras investigações e sugere também sua invisibilidade para o serviço de saúde. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública2006-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/3210510.1590/S0034-89102006000500008Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 40 No. 4 (2006); 604-610 Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 40 Núm. 4 (2006); 604-610 Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 40 n. 4 (2006); 604-610 1518-87870034-8910reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPporenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/32105/34176https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/32105/34177Copyright (c) 2017 Revista de Saúde Públicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMarinheiro, André Luis ValentiniVieira, Elisabeth MeloniSouza, Luiz de2012-07-08T23:11:04Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/32105Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/indexONGhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/oairevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2012-07-08T23:11:04Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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Prevalence of violence against women users of health services Prevalência da violência contra a mulher usuária de serviço de saúde |
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Prevalence of violence against women users of health services |
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Prevalence of violence against women users of health services Marinheiro, André Luis Valentini Violência^i1^sclassifica Mulheres maltratadas Maus-tratos conjugais Fatores de risco Prevalência^i1^sestatística e dados numéri Violence^i2^sclassificat Battered women Spouse abuse Risk factors Prevalence^i2^sstatistics & numerical d |
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Prevalence of violence against women users of health services |
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Prevalence of violence against women users of health services |
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Prevalence of violence against women users of health services |
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Prevalence of violence against women users of health services |
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Prevalence of violence against women users of health services |
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Marinheiro, André Luis Valentini |
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Marinheiro, André Luis Valentini Vieira, Elisabeth Meloni Souza, Luiz de |
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Vieira, Elisabeth Meloni Souza, Luiz de |
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Marinheiro, André Luis Valentini Vieira, Elisabeth Meloni Souza, Luiz de |
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Violência^i1^sclassifica Mulheres maltratadas Maus-tratos conjugais Fatores de risco Prevalência^i1^sestatística e dados numéri Violence^i2^sclassificat Battered women Spouse abuse Risk factors Prevalence^i2^sstatistics & numerical d |
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Violência^i1^sclassifica Mulheres maltratadas Maus-tratos conjugais Fatores de risco Prevalência^i1^sestatística e dados numéri Violence^i2^sclassificat Battered women Spouse abuse Risk factors Prevalence^i2^sstatistics & numerical d |
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OBJECTIVE: Intimate partner abuse is a complex phenomenon and a public health problem and health care services are one of the places sought by women in this situation. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of violence against women attending a health care center. METHODS: This study was carried out in a municipality of Southeastern Brazil, in 2003. A sample of 265 women, aged 18 to 49 years old, was interviewed using a questionnaire administered face-to-face. Violence was classified as psychological, physical, sexual and general. Statistical analyses utilized were exact logistic regression and Fisher's exact test. RESULTS: Psychological violence, at least once in life, was reported by 41.5%, physical violence by 26.4%, and 9.8% reported sexual violence. “General violence”, which refers to anyone of the above mentioned types of violence, was reported by 45.3% of the women, and, in 20.3% of the cases, they stated it had occurred during the last 12 months before the interview. However, when asked whether they had suffered any kind of violence in life, only 22.3% answered affirmatively. The multivariate analysis indicated that the risk factors for each type of violence were: drug use by the partner, socioeconomic status and family history of violence for both psychological and general violence; drug use by the partner, schooling and family history of violence for physical violence; and, socioeconomic status and family history of violence for sexual violence. CONCLUSIONS: This study indicates that the prevalence of violence among women attending the health center is high and consistent with the results of other investigations. It also suggests that most of the violence is invisible to the health center. |
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