Citation

Arboit J, Padoin SMM, Vieira LB. Aten. Primaria 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Sociedad Espanola de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria, Publisher Elsevier España)

DOI

10.1016/j.aprim.2018.09.008

PMID

31153667

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the potential and limitations of Primary Health Care professionals to identify situations of violence against women. LOCATION: A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

DESIGN: Descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative approach. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-one health professionals of three Family Health Strategy units, as well as one Basic Health Unit. The inclusion criterion consisted of being a health worker in these services. The exclusion criterion was to be absent from work by any kind type license during the period of data production.

METHOD: The technique used to produce data was individual, semi-structured, interviews in order to collect sociodemographic data and the monitoring by professionals related to the potentials and limitations to identify violence situations. The data collection was suspended based on the saturation criterion. The data were systematized and analyzed by the content analysis technique, according to the analytical categories of health care network and gender.

RESULTS: The potential to identify themes were: professional experience, receptive atmosphere, bonding, and listening to the reports of women, children and/or neighbors and observing their behavior; to identify the lesions; prenatal consultations; and home visits. As to the limitations: silence, denial/non-recognition of violence, lack of complaints by women; fear and guilt; flaws and unpreparedness of the health team; and fear due to the presence of aggressor.

CONCLUSIONS: It is urgent to recognize the potential of Primary Care and to promote the qualification of professionals in order to identify the situation among visible and invisible complaints, leading to the confrontation of violence.

Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Actitud del personal de salud; Attitude of health personnel; Battered women; Delivery of health care; Mujeres maltratadas; Prestación de Atención de Salud; Salud de la mujer; Violence against women; Violencia contra la mujer; Women's health