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Sexual violence against women: nurses’ practice

2015; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ; Volume: 16; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15253/2175-6783.2015000200010

ISSN

2175-6783

Autores

Rosilene Santos Baptista, Olga Benário Batista de Melo Chaves, Inacia Sátiro Xavier de França, Francisco Stélío de Sousa, Michelly Guedes de Oliveira, Carla Carolina da Silva Leite,

Tópico(s)

Workplace Violence and Bullying

Resumo

Objective: to investigate the nurses’ practice regarding sexual violence against women. Methods: quantitative cross-sectionalresearch conducted with 27 nurses in six Primary Care Units from each of the health districts of a city in the countryside ofthe Northeast Region of Brazil. Data collection took place from October to November 2011 through a questionnaire. Results:among the respondents, 96.3% recognized that it is their role to investigate it; 22.2% of nurses questioned their patientsabout the violence; 85.1% treated suspected and/or confirmed cases; and 15.8% used some protocol during the service. Only18.5% felt able to treat cases of sexual violence. Conclusion: there were difficulties for the referral of cases and treatmentrecommendations. Thus, in-service training and dissemination of educational/informative material are mandatory.

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