Sexual violence against women: nurses’ practice

Objective: to investigate the nurses’ practice regarding sexual violence against women. Methods: quantitative cross-sectional research conducted with 27 nurses in six Primary Care Units from each of the health districts of a city in the countryside of the Northeast Region of Brazil. Data collection...

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Main Authors: Rosilene Santos Baptista, Olga Benário Batista de Melo Chaves, Inacia Sátiro Xavier de França, Francisco Stélio de Sousa, Michelly Guedes de Oliveira, Carla Carolina da Silva Leite
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2015-04-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2711
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Inacia Sátiro Xavier de França
Francisco Stélio de Sousa
Michelly Guedes de Oliveira
Carla Carolina da Silva Leite
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Olga Benário Batista de Melo Chaves
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description Objective: to investigate the nurses’ practice regarding sexual violence against women. Methods: quantitative cross-sectional research conducted with 27 nurses in six Primary Care Units from each of the health districts of a city in the countryside of the 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 patients about the violence; 85.1% treated suspected and/or confirmed cases; and 15.8% used some protocol during the service. Only 18.5% felt able to treat cases of sexual violence. Conclusion: there were difficulties for the referral of cases and treatment recommendations. Thus, in-service training and dissemination of educational/informative material are mandatory.
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spelling doaj-art-a664afe814894b8e8e6d343f185e7ef52025-08-20T12:58:04ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832015-04-01162Sexual violence against women: nurses’ practiceRosilene Santos Baptista0Olga Benário Batista de Melo Chaves1Inacia Sátiro Xavier de França2Francisco Stélio de Sousa3Michelly Guedes de Oliveira4Carla Carolina da Silva Leite5Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.Objective: to investigate the nurses’ practice regarding sexual violence against women. Methods: quantitative cross-sectional research conducted with 27 nurses in six Primary Care Units from each of the health districts of a city in the countryside of the 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 patients about the violence; 85.1% treated suspected and/or confirmed cases; and 15.8% used some protocol during the service. Only 18.5% felt able to treat cases of sexual violence. Conclusion: there were difficulties for the referral of cases and treatment recommendations. Thus, in-service training and dissemination of educational/informative material are mandatory.https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2711Sexual ViolenceViolence Against WomenNursingWomen’s Health.
spellingShingle Rosilene Santos Baptista
Olga Benário Batista de Melo Chaves
Inacia Sátiro Xavier de França
Francisco Stélio de Sousa
Michelly Guedes de Oliveira
Carla Carolina da Silva Leite
Sexual violence against women: nurses’ practice
Rev Rene
Sexual Violence
Violence Against Women
Nursing
Women’s Health.
title Sexual violence against women: nurses’ practice
title_full Sexual violence against women: nurses’ practice
title_fullStr Sexual violence against women: nurses’ practice
title_full_unstemmed Sexual violence against women: nurses’ practice
title_short Sexual violence against women: nurses’ practice
title_sort sexual violence against women nurses practice
topic Sexual Violence
Violence Against Women
Nursing
Women’s Health.
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2711
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