Profile of the victim and characteristics of violence against women in the state of Rondônia - Brazil

Abstract

Introduction: Violence against women is a serious phenomenon that affects the most diverse groups. The north of Brazil is the national leader in cases of violence against women and the state of Rondônia occupies the seventh highest rate for femicide in Brazil. Objectives: To draw up the profile of the victim and the characteristics of violence against women in the State of Rondônia between 2007 and 2015. Materials and Methods: This is an ecological, descriptive, and qualitative study. The data used were processed in the database of the Grievance Notification Information System. Results: From 2007 to 2015, 1696 cases of violence against women were reported in the state of Rondônia, with the highest prevalence rates in the Madeira-Mamore and Southern Cone health regions. The age range was black/brown, single young adults between 19 and 39 years old who had basic education. Assaults took place in urban areas at the user's home and were committed by her intimate partner. Physical violence was observed in 1147 (47.36%) of the reported cases. However, it is worth noting the number of sexual assaults - rapes were of 491 (85.99%) women, after which the main healthcare practice was to take blood samples (26.03%) and a prophylaxis against STDs (21.75%) and HIV (21.75%). Discussion and Conclusions: This study showed a high number of reports of violence against women. For this reason, it is necessary to expand and strengthen the existing points of care, as well as provide training to professionals in the various areas of care for women in a situation of violence.