VIOLENCE AGAINST PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: A STUDY IN THE INTERIOR OF THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON
This exploratory-descriptive study aimed to identify episodes of violence against health care professionals of the Family Health Strategy in the interior of the state of Amazonas and how these professionals perceive the conditions of security and prevention of violence at work. A self-applied semi-s...
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doaj-d14c24b59b8c4826973eed55031a3bd32021-01-02T06:08:34ZengUniversidade Federal do ParanáCogitare Enfermagem1414-85362176-91332012-06-01172239247http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i2.25747VIOLENCE AGAINST PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: A STUDY IN THE INTERIOR OF THE BRAZILIAN AMAZONBeatriz Gomes MolinosElza Berger Salema CoelhoRodrigo Otavio Moretti PiresSheila Rubia LindnerThis exploratory-descriptive study aimed to identify episodes of violence against health care professionals of the Family Health Strategy in the interior of the state of Amazonas and how these professionals perceive the conditions of security and prevention of violence at work. A self-applied semi-structured questionnaire was given, adapted from the Survey of Violence in the Workplace for Health Care Workers, in January of 2010. It was found that 10,1% of cases of violence were in the form of threats, 8,4% as provocation, 4,8% as intimidation and 5,7% as sexual harassment. The events were perpetrated against women. The health professionals did not consider their workplaces secure and 81.2% had not been trained to recognize or react in situations of violence. It is concluded that lack of awareness of the obligatory procedures, the fact of the topic not being discussed and staff not being warned about it may be the reason for the low incidence of violence in relation to the bibliography consulted.http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i2.25747ViolenceHealth personnelWork |
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Beatriz Gomes Molinos Elza Berger Salema Coelho Rodrigo Otavio Moretti Pires Sheila Rubia Lindner VIOLENCE AGAINST PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: A STUDY IN THE INTERIOR OF THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON Cogitare Enfermagem Violence Health personnel Work |
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Beatriz Gomes Molinos Elza Berger Salema Coelho Rodrigo Otavio Moretti Pires Sheila Rubia Lindner |
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Beatriz Gomes Molinos |
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VIOLENCE AGAINST PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: A STUDY IN THE INTERIOR OF THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON |
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VIOLENCE AGAINST PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: A STUDY IN THE INTERIOR OF THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON |
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VIOLENCE AGAINST PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: A STUDY IN THE INTERIOR OF THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON |
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VIOLENCE AGAINST PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: A STUDY IN THE INTERIOR OF THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON |
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VIOLENCE AGAINST PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: A STUDY IN THE INTERIOR OF THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON |
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violence against primary health care professionals: a study in the interior of the brazilian amazon |
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Universidade Federal do Paraná |
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Cogitare Enfermagem |
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1414-8536 2176-9133 |
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This exploratory-descriptive study aimed to identify episodes of violence against health care professionals of the Family Health Strategy in the interior of the state of Amazonas and how these professionals perceive the conditions of security and prevention of violence at work. A self-applied semi-structured questionnaire was given, adapted from the Survey of Violence in the Workplace for Health Care Workers, in January of 2010. It was found that 10,1% of cases of violence were in the form of threats, 8,4% as provocation, 4,8% as intimidation and 5,7% as sexual harassment. The events were perpetrated against women. The health professionals did not consider their workplaces secure and 81.2% had not been trained to recognize or react in situations of violence. It is concluded that lack of awareness of the obligatory procedures, the fact of the topic not being discussed and staff not being warned about it may be the reason for the low incidence of violence in relation to the bibliography consulted. |
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Violence Health personnel Work |
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