Citation

Lettiere A, Nakano AM, Rodrigues DT. Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP 2008; 42(3): 467-473.

Vernacular Title

Violencia contra a mulher: a visibilidade do problema para um grupo de

Affiliation

Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (EERP/USP), Brasil. angelinalettiere@ig.com.br

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Universidade de Sao Paulo)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18856113

Abstract

It is extremely important to identify women living in a violent situation. However, the health sector has not always offered a satisfactory response for the issue. We sought to identify how the health professionals of a maternity perceive and act in view of a violent situation. This is a qualitative research, in which the data were collected through semistructured interviews and subject to thematic analysis. The study group consisted of 12 health professionals from a philanthropic maternity hospital located in Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. It was observed that health professionals characterize violence against women as a severe and important problem in society, caused by and leading to gender inequality. However, professional practice tends towards a biologistic and reductionist approach, which fragments women's health care,justified bythe lack of professional training, institutional support and a multidisciplinary team.

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