title: Domestic violence against women from the perspective of the community health agent.
abstract: This study addresses violence against women from the perspective of Community Health Agents and related care practices developed at the basic care level. It aims to understand their opinions and care practices in daily care delivery in order to support training of workers on this theme. The theoretical-methodological reference was gender violence as a social construct and ideology as a social product and guider of health care practices. Data collection was carried out through a questionnaire with closed questions addressing these professionals' positions in relation to facts in the care delivery context. The results showed that positions and conceptions are mostly supported by common perceptions, that is, they do not differ from women victims of violence or lay people in general, which leads to the conclusion that it is necessary to broaden the discussion of this problem, introducing the gender perspective in the acknowledgement and care of women.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil. rmgsfon@usp.br
authors.forename: Rosa Maria Godoy Serpa
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: da Fonseca
authors.forename: Ana Emilia Ramos Bagueira
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: Thais
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Skubs
authors.forename: Rebeca Nunes
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Guedes
authors.forename: Emiko Yoshikawa
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Egry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003153:Community Health Services; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'; D055815:Young Adult