O trabalho com mulheres vítimas de violência doméstica na Atenção Primária à Saúde

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate and intervene in the training of health professionals regarding domestic violence against women. To this end, two studies were carried out. Study 1 was a documentary research with the objective of systematizing and analyzing the contents present in official documents guiding the practice of health professionals at federal, state and municipal levels in the face of demands for domestic violence against women. Study 2 was an applied research with the objective of evaluating the effects of professional training on health care for women in situations of domestic violence on gender stereotypes replicated by professionals participating in the research. Study 2 was conducted with professionals from the Éverton Francisco Mendes Mont’Alverne Family Health Center, located in the Cidade Dr. José Euclides Ferreira Gomes neighborhood, in the municipality of Sobral- CE. The results of Study 1 highlighted the scarcity of guiding documents for health professionals when caring for women in situations of domestic violence; and Study 2 showed some consistent changes in the replication of gender stereotypes, but also an increase in the replication of stereotypes that tied a gender standard to the nature of sex. It is considered that studies such as those conducted here shed light on the importance of producing and/or updating guiding documents for health professionals in the face of demands for domestic violence against women, and training on violence against women in the Continuing Education of professionals of health, in order to provide potential victims of domestic violence with closer and more systematic reception and support, which can make primary health care a significant part of the support network for victims of violence.