TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Prevalence and violence-associated factors in the work environment of female prison guards in Brazil
JO  - Ciencia e Saude Coletiva
A1  - Ferreira, Marcelo José Monteiro
A1  - Macena, Raimunda Hermelinda Maia
A1  - Mota, Rosa Maria Salani
A1  - Pires, Roberto da Justa
A1  - Silva, Ageo Mário Cândido da
A1  - Vieira, Luiza Jane Eyre Sousa
A1  - Kendall, Bernard Carl
A1  - Kerr, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo
SP  - 2989
EP  - 3002
VL  - 22
IS  - 9
N2  - This article aims to estimate the prevalence and violence-associated factors in the work environment of female correctional officers in Brazil. A cross-sectional, analytical study was conducted in 15 female correctional facilities in Brazil's five regions. Pearson's chi-square test was performed. The Odds Ratio and Confidence Intervals were estimated for factors that showed a significant association or were confounding factors. The prevalence of having experienced at least one violent occurrence during professional duty as an officer was 28.4%. An interesting factor is fact that agents themselves are identified as the main suspects of robbery (74.6%), moral violence (68.1%) and sexual harassment (66.8%) against their co-workers. Working in more than one correctional facility increased the chance of suffering from violence (OR = 3.23; CI = 1.51 - 6.9). The main associated factors are: working in temporary detention centers, age of admission to the prison system and low social support among co-workers. Violence in the Brazilian prison environment is of great magnitude and considered a complex phenomenon with multiple causes. To combat this, it is necessary to adopt intersectoral actions, capable of intervening both in the prison environment and in society.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 1413-8123
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232017229.11092017
ID  - ref1
ER  -