Violência conjugal física contra a mulher na vida: prevalência e impacto imediato na saúde, trabalho e família

Abstract

The frequency of DVAW is high in the studied community and produces immediate impacts on the victim's health, work, and family life. These impacts decrease the victim's ability to look for help and hinder the breaking of the cycle of violence.

Violência de gênero: comparação da mortalidade por agressão em mulheres com e sem notificação prévia de violência

“…Death in the hands of partners, parents, boyfriends, acquaintances or unknown individuals has a common root in the subordination and oppression of women in the hierarchy of social roles 10 . Furthermore, women subject to violence have higher rates of absenteeism and being late to work, along with lower productivity, which may interfere in their professional life, making them more vulnerable to economic dependence on their aggressor, compromising their autonomy 13 . A study looking at female mortality due to assault in the state of Rio Grande do Sul showed that male and female mortality from assault are associated with an increase in violence against women in locations where the prevalence of violence against men is also high.…”

Situations which precipitate conflicts in the conjugal relationship: the women's discourse

“…3 It is very common for this cycle to repeat with increasing violence and diminishing intervals between the phases, triggering problems for the woman's health of varying dimensions and complexities, ranging from physical injuries such as hematomas, to those related to psycho-emotional aspects, such as depression or suicides. 4 In this regard, the professionals who work in primary health care have a privileged locus, as they are very close to the community, which favors the identification of health issues such as the experiencing of violence. Nurses, being members of the specialist teams in the health centers and, usually, managing these teams, must include active listening and being alert in their routine, so as to seek to prevent the problem, based on the routine elements of their work, whether the nursing history or the physical examinations, or even the procedures undertaken in the assistance, allowing early identification of this health issue.…”

“…7 It is clear, therefore, that conjugal violence is constructed on a foundation of poorly-resolved conflicts, which are normally simple reasons, even banal ones, but which with time are accentuated, resulting in conjugal violence. 2,4 In the light of this context, we ask the question: which day-today situations contribute to precipitating and/or intensifying conjugal violence?…”

Prevalência e fatores associados à violência entre parceiros íntimos após a revelação do diagnóstico de doenças sexualmente transmissíveis ao parceiro

“…Esse tipo de violência é de difícil rompimento, pois envolve questões afetivas, econômicas e familiares 30 . Mulheres víti-mas de violência física chegam a se separar dos seus companheiros por causa das agressões, mas cerca de dois terços voltam ao convívio com o agressor 31 .…”