title: [Social representation of domestic violence against women among Nursing Technicians and Community Agents].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the social representations of the Nursing Technicians and Community Health Agents about domestic violence against women.
  
  
  METHODS
  A qualitative study carried out in the city of Rio Grande, RS, in which evocations and interviews were collected between July and November 2013. For the treatment of data were used the EVOC 2005 software and the context analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It is a structured representation, in which the central nucleus contains conceptual, imaging and attitudinal elements, namely: abuse, aggression, physical aggression, cowardice and lack of respect. Such terms were present in the context of the interviews. The professionals acknowledged that violence is not limited to physical aspects and were judgemental about the acts of the aggressor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This knowledge may enable the problematization of the studied phenomenon with the team, and facilitate the search for prevention and intervention strategies for victims, offenders and managers of health services.
authors: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
authors: Camila Daiane
authors: CD
authors: Silva
authors: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
authors: Vera Lúcia de Oliveira
authors: VL
authors: Gomes
authors: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors: Denize Cristina de
authors: DC
authors: Oliveira
authors: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors: Sergio Corrêa
authors: SC
authors: Marques
authors: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
authors: Adriana Dora da
authors: AD
authors: Fonseca
authors: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
authors: Sibele da Rocha
authors: Sda R
authors: Martins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003150:Community Health Workers; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009729:Nursing; D012938:Social Perception; D055815:Young Adult