Sexual violence against women is a form of gender violence and both a severe human rights violation and public health problem. This ecological, descriptive, and temporal series study aims to analyze sexual violence against pre-adolescent, adolescent, and adult females in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, based on data from the Information System for Notifiable Diseases, in order to describe the characteristics of cases of sexual violence perpetrated against women, reported by health professionals from 2008 a 2013. A total of 15,508 cases of violence were reported, including 2,010 cases of sexual violence (12.9%). Cases of violence totaled 950 reports in the 10 to 14 year bracket (47.3%), 450 in the 15 to 19 year bracket (22.4%), and 610 (30.3%) in women 20 years or older (adults). Adolescent females suffered violence by a single aggressor, at home, at night, with vaginal penetration, and with greater tendency to repeated assault and pregnancy as a result. For females 10 to 14 and 15 to 19 years of age, the aggressors were unknown in 32.9% and 33.1% of the reports, respectively. Adult women were sexually assaulted either at home or on public byways, at night or in the early morning hours, by a single aggressor, with vaginal penetration in more than half of the cases, with more physical injuries, and with more subsequent suicide attempts. The information should contribute to awareness-raising of policymakers, health professionals, researchers, and health field professors concerning the importance of reporting violence in order to help develop interventions to prevent such violence against women.

the results presented point out the usefulness of Sinan as a source of information for the surveillance of sexual violence against women and for planning actions to tackle this type of aggression.

This is a study on sexual violence against women in the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina notified to the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN) in the period 20082013. It aimed to estimate pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) resulting from sexual violence and to test the association between pregnancy, STIs and care provided in health services. In total, 1,230 pregnancy notifications and 1.316 STI notifications were analyzed. Variables were age, schooling, time to receive care, STI prophylaxis, emergency contraception, number of perpetrators and recurrent violence, which were analyzed using proportions and 95% confidence intervals. Associations were tested by adjusted and non-adjusted logistic regression with values expressed in odds ratio. The occurrence of pregnancy was 7.6%. Receiving care within 72 hours and emergency contraception were protective factors. The occurrence of STIs was 3.5%. Care within 72 hours and prophylaxis did not result in lower proportions of STIs. Further studies are required regarding this issue.

This review aims to identify in the literature the prevalence and factors associated with Sexual Violence (SV) against adolescents and adult women. It were reviewed the population-based study, published between 2011 and 2016, in English, Portuguese and Spanish, in Pubmed / Medline, Lilacs and SciELO databases. The studies were analyzed and described, detailing their characteristics and information on prevalence and factors associated with SV. Of the 3,002 articles found, according to the eligibility criteria, 15 studies were objects of this review. Most studies focus on Asia and Africa, which also have the highest prevalence of SV. The predominantly investigated age group was 15-49 years. There was a great variation in the prevalence of SV among the countries, when SV was analyzed by intimate partner, it varied from 1 % in Germany in the current relationship to 92 % Zimbabwe. In relation to the associated factors, low educational level, young age, mental health conditions and sexual and reproductive health, as well as the use of alcohol and other drugs are highlighted. The review highlights the need to deepen studies on sexual violence to contribute to public policies, to combat violence against women and to gender equity.

Resumo Objetivo Analisar a associação da presença de acompanhante no pré-natal e parto com a qualidade da assistência recebida por usuárias do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Métodos Estudo transversal com puérperas que realizaram pré-natal e parto pelo SUS em Santa Catarina, Brasil, em 2019, entrevistadas em até 48 horas após o parto. Estimaram-se as razões de prevalências mediante regressão de Poisson. Resultados Entrevistaram-se 3.580 puérperas. No pré-natal, a presença de acompanhante associou-se positivamente ao recebimento de orientações pelos profissionais da saúde (RP=1,27 - IC95% 1,08;1,50) e à construção do plano de parto (RP=1,51 - IC95% 1,15;1,97). No parto, a presença de acompanhante associou-se ao maior recebimento de analgesia (RP=2,89 - IC95% 1,40;5,97), manobra não farmacológica para alívio da dor (RP=1,96 - IC95% 1,44;2,65), escolha da posição para o parto (RP=1,63 - IC95% 1,24;2,16) e menor probabilidade de ser amarrada (RP=0,47 - IC95% 0,35;0,63). Conclusão A presença de acompanhante no pré-natal e parto mostrou-se associada à melhor qualidade da assistência.

Introduction: Indicators of maternal health are often used to evaluate the social development and overall health of a population, as well as the accessibility of health services. Among these indicators, the Potential Years of Life Lost, which is associated with maternal deaths, is useful for the definition of priorities, monitoring, evaluation, and intervention, identifying the highest risk groups. Objective: To analyze the Potential Years of Life Lost by maternal death in Santa Catarina in 2000 and 2014. Method: An Ecological study with exploratory spatial analysis was conducted with data obtained from the Information System on Mortality and Live Births. Results: In the Information System, 35 maternal deaths in the year 2000 were identified and 24 in 2014. The total estimated years of life lost were 845 years in 2000 and 780 years in 2014, dominated by direct obstetric causes. In 2000, women who died lost, on average, 39.8 years of life; and 41.5 years in 2014. Conclusion: The spatial pattern observed in 2000 highlights areas of high risk in different regions of Santa Catarina. The greatest loss of years occurred in younger women, confirming the need to prevent and control maternal mortality and review strategies for compliance with public policies in the State.

O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever a prevalência e características do uso problemático de álcool e tabaco entre profissionais de saúde atuantes na Estratégia de Saúde da Família. Foi realizado um estudo transversal com profissionais de saúde do Alto Uruguai Catarinense, Santa Catarina, Brasil. As variáveis dependentes foram o uso problemático de álcool e o uso de tabaco e as variáveis independentes foram as características sociodemográficas, socioeconômicas e condições de saúde. Observou-se que 6,2% apresentavam uso problemático de álcool e 8,5% usavam tabaco. Torna-se essencial que os serviços de saúde estruturem políticas e ações específicas o desenvolvimento de estratégias de prevenção e tratamento específicos para este grupo de profissionais, aumentando a qualidade dos serviços prestados aos usuários neste nível de atenção

RESUMO Objetivo Compreender a complexidade do cuidado da gestante de alto risco na rede de atenção à saúde. Método Estudo qualitativo com referencial teórico do Pensamento Complexo de Edgar Morin e metodológico da Teoria Fundamentada nos Dados, versão Straussiana. Coleta por amostragem teórica, participaram doze profissionais de saúde e sete mulheres usuárias da rede de atenção em um município do sul do Brasil no período de julho a outubro de 2018. Análise por codificação aberta, axial e integração seletiva. Resultados O fenômeno “Cuidando da gestante de alto risco na rede de atenção à saúde”, compreende quatro categorias: Percebendo a autonomia na tomada de decisões; Promovendo o cuidado; Desenvolvendo um trabalho multiprofissional e Acessando a rede de atenção à saúde. Conclusão Toda gestante de alto risco deve ser vista como um ser singular e multidimensional com cuidado integral e contínuo, que abrange a complexidade do real a nível local, regional e global.