violencia

ARTIGO ARTICLE

Caracterização dos casos de violência doméstica contra a mulher atendidos em dois hospitais públicos do Rio de Janeiro
Characterization of the cases of domestic violence against women assisted in two public hospitals of Rio Janeiro
Suely F. Deslandes 1
Romeu Gomes 1
Cosme Marcelo Furtado Passos da Silva

1 Departamento de Ensino,
Instituto Fernandes Figueira,
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
Av. Rui Barbosa 716,
Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
22250-020, Brasil. [e-mail] [e-mail]
2 Centro Latino-Americano de Estudos de Violência e Saúde Jorge Careli,
Departamento de
Epidemiologia e Métodos
Quantitativos em Saúde,
Escola Nacional de Saúde
Pública, Fundação Oswaldo
Cruz. Av. Brasil 4036, sala 702, Manguinhos,
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
21040-361, Brasil. [e-mail] cruz.br [e-mail] 2

Abstract This paper aims at: (a) to analyze the distribution of the cases of domestic violence against women (adolescent and adult) in relation to emergency care due to external causes; (b) to characterize the victims and the rendered care; (c) to analyze the circumstances in which events happened. In methodological terms, it tries to articulate the quantitative and qualitative approaches. The study was developed in two public hospitals of reference placed in the city of
Rio de Janeiro. Of the 72 assisted women, most referred to the husband, the partner or the boyfriend as the aggressor (69,4%) and were beaten (70.4%), especially on the face and on the head. The study cames to the conclusion that the health services should provide a good clinical care and promote prevention’s actions.
Key words Battered Women; Domestic Violence; Emergency Medical Services

Resumo O artigo objetiva: (a) analisar a distribuição dos casos de violência doméstica contra a mulher (adolescente e adulta) em relação ao atendimento emergencial por causas externas; (b) caracterizar as vítimas e o