TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - A sociography of elderly victims of family violence in Portugal
JO  - Cadernos de Saude Publica
A1  - Gil, Ana Paula
A1  - Santos, Ana João
A1  - Kislaya, Irina
A1  - Santos, César
A1  - Mascoli, Luísa
A1  - Ferreira, Alexandra Inácio
A1  - Vieira, Duarte Nuno
SP  - 1234
EP  - 1246
VL  - 31
IS  - 6
N2  - This article presents data on violence against persons aged 60 years or older and living in Portugal for at least 12 months. The cross-sectional descriptive study collected data with a face-to-face questionnaire applied to victims that had sought assistance at three government institutions and one non-governmental support service for victims. The non-probabilistic sample included 510 victims of violence in family settings. Physical and psychological violence were the most common (87.8% and 69.6%, respectively). Financial violence was reported by 47.5% of the victims, followed by sexual assault (7.5%) and neglect (6.5%). The majority of victims (74.1%) reported more than one type of violence. Victims were mostly women, and mean age was 70.7 years. Most of the perpetrators belonged to the nuclear family, namely spouses or partners, sons/sons-in-law, and daughters/daughters-in-law. However, differences were observed according to victim's gender. The results indicate that violence is not a uniform phenomenon, presenting different configurations.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0102-311X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-311X00084614
ID  - ref1
ER  -