Socio-cultural profile of women who have experienced sexual violence in a hospital unit of reference

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Objective: Characterizing and analyzing the socio-cultural profile of the women who have experienced sexual violence that were answered in a unit of reference linked to the Municipal Health and Civil Defense of Rio de Janeiro. Method: a descriptive, exploratory in the quantitative approach. Data were collected between November 2011 and March 2012 totaling in 157 records. Results: most women raped are young, white, unmarried, middle level education and has some form of financial income. Conclusion: the data corroborates the fact that sexual violence focus at all levels of education and in all social classes. Meeting the reality of these women is fundamental to a comprehensive and humanized assistance. The proposed deal must be formulated both from the socio-cultural characteristics of women, as a joint construction between professionals and clients.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Perfil Sociocultural de mulheres que vivenciaram violência sexual em uma unidade hospitalar de referência ; Perfil sociocultural de mujeres que vivieron violencia sexual en una unidad hospitalaria de referencia
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 1445-1454
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6(4)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung ; Frau ; Gewalt ; Sexualität ; soziokulturelle Faktoren ; Vergewaltigung ; Geburtshilfe ; Brasilien ; Lateinamerika ; Südamerika

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Santos, Thaise Portella da Silva ; Antunes, Tatyane Costa Simões ; Penna, Lucia Helena Garcia
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2014

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i4.1445-1454
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54485-3
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST