Factors associated with violence against women by an intimate partner in Northeast Brazil

Larissa Alves de Araújo Lima; Claudete Ferreira de Souza Monteiro; Benevina Maria Vilar Texeira Nunes; Fernando José Guedes da Silva Júnior; Márcia Astrês Fernandes; Shazia Zafar; Manoel Antônio Dos Santos; Christopher Wagstaff; Alessandra Diehl; Sandra Cristina Pillon

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2021.10.006

Factors associated with violence against women by an intimate partner in Northeast Brazil

Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2021 Dec;35(6):669-677. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2021.10.006. Epub 2021 Oct 22.

Affiliations

¹ Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Nursing Department, Brazil. Electronic address: reufpi@gmail.com.
² Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Nursing Department, Brazil.
³ Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Nursing Department, Brazil. Electronic address: fernandoguedes@ufpi.edu.br.
⁴ Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Nursing Department, Brazil. Electronic address: m.astres@ufpi.edu.br.
⁵ School of Nursing, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, UK. Electronic address: S.Zafar@bham.ac.uk.
⁶ Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: masantos@ffclrp.usp.br.
⁷ School of Nursing, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, UK. Electronic address: C.Wagstaff@bham.ac.uk.
⁸ Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, Psychiatric Nursing and Human Science Department, University of São Paulo (USP), PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Brazil.
⁹ Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, Psychiatric Nursing and Human Science Department, University of São Paulo (USP), PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Brazil. Electronic address: pillon@eerp.usp.br.

PMID: 34861963
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2021.10.006

Abstract

This study examined the prevalence, and associated factors, of violence against women by an intimate partner amongst 369 women who attended nursing consultations at primary care centres in Northeast Brazil. Socio-demographic variables, substance use, mental health and the forms of violence were analysed. IPV was a reality for 65.4% of the women of reproductive age seen in the centres. IPV, including psychological violence, is associated with age, education and religion, particularly amongst female cannabis users whose partners were also substance users. Primary care providers are in a position to detect, screen, counsel and treat women who experience IPV.

Keywords: Intimate partner violence; Mental health; Primary care; Substance use; Women.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Brazil
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Intimate Partner Violence*
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Violence