Characteristics and Consequences of Family Violence

Wallace, Harvey; Roberson, Cliff; Globokar, Julie L.

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“…Many of the victims are too young, too weak or too ill, therefore cannot protect themselves, thus making domestic violence a public health priority ( 3 ). Indeed, domestic violence is a traumatic experience that can lead to physical consequences, mental disorders and financial damage ( 4 ). It is traumatic not only to victims, but to nearby individuals exposed to it.…”

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“…Given that domestic violence is a traumatic event, intensive research effort has been made to elucidate factors that may contribute to the occurrence of domestic violence—and therefore identify efficient ways to decrease cases of domestic violence. It is perceived that multiple aspects are involved, such as social-psychological (such as stress, family structure and the intergenerational transmission of violence) and cultural (such as patriarchy and racism) aspects ( 4 ). Although no racial, ethnic, or socio-economic group is immune ( 7 ), it is clear that domestic violence holds a systemic relation to various social issues.…”

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“…Since it is often difficult to identify cases of domestic violence, due to its invisibility ( 4 , 19 ), the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) poses a mandatory notification of suspected or confirmed cases of domestic violence. The notifications are filled by the healthcare personnel in Primary Health Care, which, in Brazil, consists of Family Health Strategy teams.…”

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Socioeconomic Factors Associated With Reports of Domestic Violence in Large Brazilian Cities

Pereira

Gaspar

2021

Front. Public Health

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Background: Domestic violence is a traumatic experience that can lead to physical consequences, mental disorders and financial damage. Over 18 cases per 100,000 inhabitants were reported in Brazil between 2013 and 2014. The ministry of health poses a mandatory notification of all cases of domestic violence, which is essential, bearing in mind its systemic relation to various social issues and the extensive regional differences and high socioeconomic inequalities present in Brazil.Aim: To analyze the characteristics of the notification rates of domestic violence and investigate the correlation of these with health and socioeconomic characteristics of large Brazilian cities.Methods: Retrospective data on notifications of domestic violence was collected from the National Information System for Notifiable Diseases for Brazil, 2017. Dependent variables were collected from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and Ministry of Citizenship. Inclusion criteria were: cities larger than 100.000 habitants and that had at least 20 reports, totaling 68.313 reports in 259 cities. These were stratified by age, race and sex of victim, type of violence used, violence perpetrator, place of occurrence and means of aggression. Proportional number of notified cases was calculated for each city to expose different characteristics of reports. A multiple linear regression model was used to investigate the correlation between report rates and different socioeconomic and health variables.Results: The analysis showed a high proportion of repeated violence, use of body strength and over 50% were perpetrated by a partner or boyfriend. Report rates were higher for women, black individuals and children under four, highlighting subgroups of the population that were more vulnerable. Indeed, these groups were correlated differently with socioeconomic variables. Poverty, assessed as Bolsa Família investment, was correlated with domestic violence report rates across vulnerable groups.Conclusion: The study showed that black women and children are more vulnerable to domestic violence, highlighting deleterious effects of patriarchy and structural racism within Brazilian society. Altogether, we suggest that reducing poverty, patriarchy and structural racism could lead to fewer cases of domestic violence.

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confidence: 99%