Modalidades de violência vivenciadas por mulheres atendidas numa unidade de saúde da família integrada

Abstract

Objective: to investigate the methods of gender-based violence committed against women enrolled in primary care. Method: an exploratory study with a quantitative approach. Data were collected by interview technique in Unit Integrated Family Health in João Pessoa/PB/Northeastern Brazil with 400 women. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed by calculating measures of central tendency and dispersion. The research project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee under protocol nº 006/10. Results: 59% of women claimed to have suffered some kind of gender violence, in which the psychological prevailed, representing 42.8% of cases, followed by sexual violence with 27.3%, with 25.8% equity and 19% with physical. Conclusion: gender violence occurs frequently in everyday users of health services and has a poor coping. It is necessary that services are more effective in the prevention, detection, and support for victims of violence.