Domestic Violence Against Women Perpetrated by Intimate Partner: Professionals' Social Representations in Primary Health Care

Objective: Our goal herein has been to gain further insights regarding the professionals' social representations in Primary Health Care (PHC) related to violence against women perpetrated by an intimate partner. Methods: Qualitative research having focus on Social Representations, which was ana...

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Published in:	Revista de pesquisa, cuidado é fundamental Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 770 - 777
Main Authors:	dos Santos, Walquíria Jesusmara, de Oliveira, Patrícia Peres, Viegas, Selma Maira da Fonseca, Ramos, Thiago Magela, Policarpo, Aryanne Gabrielle, da Silveira, Edilene Aparecida Araújo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English Portuguese
Published:	Rio de Janeiro Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem 01-07-2018
Subjects:	Alcohol atención primaria de salud Atenção Primária à Saúde Domestic violence Gender Global health Mental health Primary care primary health care Qualitative research violence against women violencia contra la mujer Violencia doméstica Violência contra a mulher Violência doméstica Womens health Brazil
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Summary:	Objective: Our goal herein has been to gain further insights regarding the professionals' social representations in Primary Health Care (PHC) related to violence against women perpetrated by an intimate partner. Methods: Qualitative research having focus on Social Representations, which was analyzed by the Structural Analysis of Narrative. The study scenarios were eight PHC units from the municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Eight focus groups were carried out, where each group participants number ranged from 8 to 12, comprising a total of 53 professionals. Results: Two categories appeared: 1. From popular saying, the domestic violence banalization against women identifying the meaning cores: "do not interfere in a couple fight"; "high incidence of violence legitimized in the social representations". 2. In defense of the intimate partner abuser held the meaning cores: "alcohol and other drugs as violence triggers"; "representations associated to gender perspectives"; "guilt imputation towards the woman". Conclusions: This study showed that violence against women is legitimized, accepted and tolerated according to participants' speeches. Moreover, violence against women has been also inferred as something imputed/inherent to women.
ISSN:	2175-5361 2175-5361
DOI:	10.9789/2175-5361.2018.v10i3.770-777