Violência de genêro: estudo em um serviço de atenção primária á saúde

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the dimensions and profile of gender violence – physical, psychological and sexual – perpetrated against women by their current or former partners.

This is a transversal study carried out at the Basic Health Unit VII – Campo da Tuca (Tuca’s Field)/Murialdo School Health Centre/Rio Grande do Sul Health State Department. The sample comprised 251 18-to-49 year-old women who attended the service during the months of October and November 2003. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire used by Schraiber et al15 (2002). The data was typed into (Microsoft’s) Excel, doing double input, and the univaried and bivaried analysis were carried out in SPSS; the Chi-Square was the statistical test used.

The following prevalence of violence was found: psychological (55%, CI95%=49;61), physical (38%; CI95%=32;44) and sexual (8%; CI95%=5;11). Some variables statistically associated to violence were: age and educational background of both women and their partners, social class