VIOLÊNCIA CONTRA GESTANTES EM RIBEIRÃO PRETO E SÃO LUÍS: análise de duas coortes brasileiras de Pré-natal - BRISA.

Abstract

Violence is considered a public health problem and a violation of women's human rights. It is recognized as a global phenomenon that affects all social classes, ethnicities, religions and cultures, occurring in populations of different levels of economic and social development. The objective of this study was to analyze the violence practiced against women before and during gestation in the municipalities of Ribeirão Preto and São Luís. A descriptive study was performed for cohorts of Prenatal Brisa in both cities. The samples were of convenience of women with single pregnancy and gestational age between 22 and 25 weeks, 1446 in São Luís and 1378 in Ribeirão Preto. Sociodemographic characteristics and life habits were analyzed, as well as information on violence before and during gestation.The descriptive analysis of the variables was performed in the software STATA / SE 14.0 and presented in the form of absolute and relative frequencies. The rate of pregnant women who suffered violence was 54.95% in São Luís and 48.49% in Ribeirão Preto, 33.13% in São Luís and 27.83% in Ribeirão Preto. They had suffered violence in the previous 12 months and continued to suffer violence during the gestational period. In the 12 months beforegestation, in São Luís, 36.40% of the pregnant women suffered psychological violence, 11.8% physical violence and 2.60% sexual violence. In Ribeirão Preto 32.10% suffered psychological violence, 9.40% physical and 2.10% sexual. During the gestational period, in São Luís, 48.40% suffered psychological violence, 12.40% physical and 2.80% sexual violence. In Ribeirão Preto, 42.90% suffered psychological violence, 10.50% physical and 2.10% sexual violence. The main perpetrator of violence was the intimate partner. In São Luís before gestation49.45% and in Ribeirão Preto 54.51% of the acts of violence were practiced by the intimate partner. During gestation in São Luís 44.24% and in Ribeirão Preto 48.51% were perpetrated by the intimate partner of the pregnant woman.