TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Violence against women: Visibility of the problem according to the health team
JO  - Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P
A1  - Lettiere, Angelina
A1  - Nakano, Ana Marcia Spano
A1  - Rodrigues, Daniela Taysa
SP  - 467
EP  - 473
VL  - 42
IS  - 3
N2  - It is extremely important to identify women living in a violent situation. However, the health sector has not always offered a satisfactory response for the issue. We sought to identify how the health professionals of a maternity perceive and act in view of a violent situation. This is a qualitative research, in which the data were collected through semistructured interviews and subject to thematic analysis. The study group consisted of 12 health professionals from a philanthropic maternity hospital located in Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. It was observed that health professionals characterize violence against women as a severe and important problem in society, caused by and leading to gender inequality. However, professional practice tends towards a biologistic and reductionist approach, which fragments women's health care,justified bythe lack of professional training, institutional support and a multidisciplinary team.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0080-6234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -