Intimate partner violence against pregnant women: the environment according to Levine's nursing theory

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Selma Villas Boas Teixeira¹  Maria Aparecida Vasconcelos Moura¹  Leila Rangel Da Silva¹  Ana Beatriz Azevedo Queiroz¹  Kleyde Ventura De Souza¹  Leônidas Albuquerque Netto¹ 

关键词: Violence Against Women;    Pregnancy;    Spouse Abuse;    Maternal-Child Nursing;    Women's Health;    Violencia contra la Mujer;    Embarazo;    Maltrato Conyugal;    Enfermería Maternoinfantil;    Salud de la Mujer;    Violência contra a Mulher;    Gravidez;    Maus-Tratos Conjugais;    Enfermagem Materno-Infantil;    Saúde da Mulher;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420150000600002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

AbstractOBJECTIVE Analyzing the elements that compose the environment of pregnant women who have experienced intimate partner violence in the light of Levine's Nursing Theory.METHOD A qualitative, descriptive study conducted from September to January 2012, with nine pregnant women in a Municipal Health Center in Rio de Janeiro. The interviews were semi-structured and individual. The theoretical framework was based on Levine's Nursing Theory.RESULTS Thematic analysis evidenced the elements that composed the external environment, such as violence perpetrated by intimate partners before and during pregnancy, violence in childhood and adolescence, alcohol consumption and drug use by the partner, unemployment, low education and economic dependency, which affected health and posed risks to the pregnancy.CONCLUSION Violence perpetrated by an intimate partner was the main external factor that influenced the internal environment with repercussions on health. This theory represents a tool in nursing care which will aid in detecting cases and the fight against violence.

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