Mulheres cuidando de mulheres: um estudo sobre a Casa de Apoio Viva Maria, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Stela Nazareth Meneghel¹  Marcia Camargo²  Lúcia R. Fasolo²  Dioga Ana Mattiello¹  Renata C. R. Da Silva¹  Teresa Cristina Bruel Santos¹  Ana Lúcia Dagord²  Adriana Reck²  Luciana Zanetti²  Márcia Sottili²  Maria Angela Teixeira² 

[1] ,Universidade Luterana do BrasilCanoas RS ,Brasil

关键词: Domestic Violence;    Battered Women;    Spouse Abuse;    Women's Health;    Violência Doméstica;    Mulheres Maltratadas;    Maus Tratos Conjugais;    Saúde da Mulher;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2000000300023

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This research was conducted in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, with a sample of battered women selected from a government shelter called the "Casa Viva Maria". We analyzed data on 110 women staying at the shelter during the previous two years (January 1996-June 1998). The profile of the women was as follows: abused women were young (mean age 29 years), all had low socioeconomic status, 12% were illiterate, 21% were black, 80% reported frequent abuse by their partners, and 18% had returned to violent homes. The researchers visited 34 former lodgers from the shelter and invited them to participate in a series of evaluation workshops. A total of 118 persons, including mothers and children, attended three evaluation meetings. During this process, researchers encouraged participants to express opinions, perceptions, and feelings about their past experience in the shelter and their own concept of violence. Finally, a focal group was organized with the "Viva Maria" staff members. Female workers reported how their job had been helpful for their personal development and had helped change their own lives.

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