Gender-based violence and its health risks on women in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

INTRODUCTION: Gender-based violence (GBV) is a major public health problem that disproportionately affects women. In Cameroon, as well as other countries worldwide, GBV has immediate effects on women's health, with one in three women experiencing physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner, affecting their physical and reproductive health. The objective of this study was to determine the health risks associated with GBV among women in Yaoundé. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Yaoundé (Cameroon), from August to October 2022. Adverse health outcome included mental disorders, physical trauma, gynaecological trauma, behavioral disorders, and any other disorder. Tests of associations were used to establish relationships between qualitative variables. Associations were further quantified using crude odds ratio (OR) for univariate analysis and adjusted odds ratio (aOR) for multivariate analysis with 95% confidence interval (CI). Independent variables included: Physical violence, Sexual violence, Economic violence, Emotional violence, Age, Number of children, and Marital status. Variables with p-value˂0.05 were considered statistically significant. RESULTS: A total of 404 women aged 17 to 67 years were interviewed. Emotional violence was the most commonly reported violence (78.8%), followed by economic violence (56.9%), physical violence (45.8%) and sexual violence (33.7%). The main reasons for violence were jealousy (25.7%), insolence (19.3%) and the refusal to have sexual intercourse (16.3%). The prevalences of adverse health outcomes were physical trauma (90.9%), followed by mental disorders (70,5%), gynaecological trauma (38.4%), behavioral disorders (29.7%), and other (5.5%). Most victims reported at least one of the above-mentioned conditions (80.2%). Women who were victims of any kind of violence had a higher likelihood of experiencing adverse health outcomes: physical violence [OR = 34.9, CI(10.8-112.9), p < 0.001]; sexual violence [OR = 1.5, CI(0.9-2.7), p = 0.11]; economic violence [OR = 2.4, CI(1.4-3.9), p = 0.001]; and emotional violence [OR = 2.9, CI(1.7-4.9), p < 0.001]. Using multiple binary logistic regression, only physical violence [aOR = 15.4, CI(6.7-22.5), p = 0.001] remained highly associated with an increased likelihood of having adverse health outcomes. CONCLUSION: This study underscores the urgent need for comprehensive interventions to address GBV, including improved reporting and documentation of cases, increased awareness among healthcare providers, the establishment of support networks for victims, primary and secondary prevention of GBV. It is essential that the Government of Cameroon, through the Ministries in charge of Health and Women's Empowerment, minimizes the health effects of GBV through early identification, monitoring, and treatment of GBV survivors by providing them with high-quality health care services.

Violence against healthcare workers during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Egypt: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Healthcare workers are on the front lines of COVID-19 and are subject to risks. A rise in the cases of violence and aggressiveness against HCWs has been observed worldwide, adding to the already existing burnout. The purpose of this research is to determine the prevalence of workplace violence, its risk variables, and the pattern of violence directed towards healthcare workers in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. The research used a cross-sectional analytic design. Purposive sampling was utilized to identify research participants using an online survey. Form's link was distributed to accessible social media groups such as Facebook and WhatsApp from July 2020 to the end of October 2020. A self-administered structured survey was adapted from the World Health Organization survey questionnaire about violence in healthcare settings. The Google Form's link was distributed to the social media groups until the total sample of 405 was collected. Results: During the COVID-19 pandemic, workplace violence against Egyptian healthcare workers was prevalent (63.2%). The most prevailing type of violence among the exposed participants was verbal violence (87.9%). Violence is more common in the (< 40 years old) age group (80.9% of exposed healthcare workers). Violence was more statistically significant against females (60.5% of the exposed healthcare workers) (p-value = 0.023). Regarding the work specialty, violence was more committed against physicians (84.3% of exposed healthcare workers) than nurses (12.8% of exposed healthcare workers). The primary perpetrators of violence were the patient's family (74.6%). The majority of the exposed HCWs (96%) reported no physical injury from the violent event, and 71.5% deemed the violent incident preventable. The majority (90.6%) of HCWs exposed to violent incidents declared non-reporting. Conclusions: Effective risk communication at all levels of society is critical for reducing fear, stigma, and ultimately workplace violence, as recent assaults on healthcare institutions demonstrate. To reduce violence and safeguard the safety of the medical profession, the government, health policymakers, media organizations, and community engagement groups must collaborate for healthcare workers' safety.

Violência interpessoal no ambiente acadêmico: percepções de uma comunidade universitária / Violencia interpersonal en el ambiente académico: percepciones de una comunidad universitaria / Interpersonal violence in the academic environment: perceptions of a university community

Este estudo visa descrever as percepções sobre violência na universidade em uma comunidade acadêmica com base em relatos sobre violências ocorridas em um campus universitário. Entrevistas qualitativas foram realizadas com 17 informantes-chave, assim considerados pelos papéis desempenhados na comunidade: estudantes, professores e funcionários, em cargos de gestão e/ou de representação. As entrevistas foram transcritas e analisadas em seu conteúdo, e referências discursivas recorrentes permitiram identificar os tipos de violência em cinco categorias de acordo com a experiência dos participantes: trote; violência em função de gênero ou raça; assédio moral; violência institucional; e outros tipos de violência. As violências na universidade são diversas; conhecê-las permite oferecer subsídios para melhorar as respostas institucionais já existentes ou criar formas de enfrentamento.(AU)

El objetivo de este estudio es describir las percepciones sobre violencia en la universidad en una comunidad académica a partir de relatos sobre violencias ocurridas en un campus universitario. Se realizaron entrevistas cualitativas con diecisiete informantes-clave, considerados de tal forma por los papeles desempeñados en la comunidad: estudiantes, profesores y empleados, en cargos de gestión y/o de representación. Las entrevistas se transcribieron y analizaron en su contenido y referencias discursivas recurrentes permitieron identificar los tipos de violencia en cinco categorías, de acuerdo con la experiencia de los participantes: novatadas, violencia en función de género o raza, acoso moral, violencia institucional y otros tipos de violencia. Las violencias en la universidad son diversas, conocerlas permite ofrecer subsidios para mejorar las respuestas institucionales ya existentes o crear formas de enfrentamiento.(AU)

This study aims to understand the perceptions of violence at the university in an academic community from the reports of its occurrence on a university campus. Seventeen qualitative interviews were carried out with key informants: students, lecturers, and staff members who had a manager position or representation in the collegiate. The interviews were transcribed, and their content analyzed. It was possible to identify the types of violence into five categories, according to the participants' experience and their recurrent discursive references. They are: hazing, gender or race-based violence, moral harassment, institutional violence, and other kinds of violence. The acts of violence in the university are varied and to know them offers subsidies to improve the institutional responses or create news forms of facing it.(AU)

Wealth Inequalities in Different Types of Violence Among Brazilian Adolescents: National Survey of School Health 2015.

Studies have assessed inequalities in violence by economic status, but few studies have been done with adolescents from middle-income countries. Our objective was to analyze inequalities in verbal bullying, family physical violence, sexual violence, and fights with weapons among Brazilian adolescents in school according to wealth and stratified by sex and skin color. We used data from the Brazilian National Survey of School Health (Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar [PeNSE]), carried out in 2015, with a representative sample of Brazilian adolescents attending ninth grade in public and private schools. We created a wealth index based on questions about access to goods and services through principal component analysis; this index was later divided into quintiles. We calculated the slope index of inequality (SII), the concentration index (CIX), and simple measures of inequality, such as ratio and difference. To identify statistically significant differences in sex and skin color inequality, we used the t test. We found high prevalence values of verbal bullying and family physical violence, 23.9% and 14.5%, respectively. In general, when comparing the types of violence according to SII and CIX, we observed a higher prevalence of violence among adolescents in the lower income quintiles, for both sexes and skin colors. We observed higher wealth inequality in sexual violence among girls (CIX = -14.89) when compared with boys (CIX = -4.63) (p = .001). We also observed higher wealth inequality in sexual violence among Whites (CIX = -15.55) when compared with Brown (CIX = -6.23) (p = .009). Wealth inequality aggravates the occurrence of violence among poorer Brazilian adolescents. Also, the identification of vulnerable groups may contribute to target public policies for fighting violence.

Dating Violence Heterogeneity in University Couples. The Cases of Spain and South Korea.

Research shows that dating violence is characterized by bigger ratios than those found among married couples of mutual and less severe forms of violence. The aim of this study is to increase knowledge about the violence experienced by female students at the Complutense University of Madrid and Yonsei University of Seoul. A quantitative study with 435 interviews (308 with Spanish students and 127 with South Koreans) was carried out during the 2015-2016 academic year. FINDINGS: dating violence has decreased in both universities. Currently, women are experiencing new forms of control through communication technologies and it is still necessary to increase awareness about equality of roles and rights between women and men. Important differences found between data from Madrid and Seoul, in terms of the role played by women and the severity of violence, raise questions about different kinds of dating violence and missing variables which may explain its etiology.

Violência contra o idoso: uma epidemia invisível / Violence against the elderly: an invisible epidemic / Violencia contra los ancianos: una epidemia invisible

A população idosa tem crescido nos últimos anos, sendo considerado um fenômeno mundial, e vem ocorrendo tributariamente à queda da taxa de mortalidade, e à diminuição da taxa de natalidade (IBGE, 2015). Em nosso país, no passado, os idosos eram vistos como fonte de sabedoria e respeito; hoje estes têm sido cada vez mais vítimas de violência das mais diversas formas: na forma de falta de acessibilidade, na falta de adaptação dos espaços e objetos a estes, no desprestígio social, quando até mesmo formas mais graves de violência como a física, a psicológica, para não dizer do abandono; muitas vezes, o abandono se dá por parte daqueles que deveriam cuidar e amar de seus velhos, como filhos e parentes. O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar as principais formas de violência cometidas contra o idoso, algumas nem sempre perceptíveis, além de refletir sobre o papel do profissional das redes protetoras, suas qualidades e limitações, além de oferecer meios ao profissional para prevenir a violência e ajudar o idoso que tenha sido vítima da violência. Órgãos e documentos, como o Estatuto ao Idoso (Lei n.º 10471 de 01 de outubro de 2003), buscam levar dignidade à população idosa, sendo ainda importante ressaltar, o papel das redes protetoras e os profissionais que acolhem e cuidam dessas pessoas. No entanto, estes mesmos profissionais ainda precisam melhorar sua eficiência, aprender a serem mais próximos e solidários aos que têm sofrido, no sentido de estarem aptos a identificar mais rapidamente o diagnóstico de violência.

The elderly population has grown in recent years, while not past, these are seen as a source of wisdom and respect, today are always more victims of violence in various forms. Be it in the form of lack of accessibility, lack of adaptation to these, be it no social discredit, even forms more graves of violence such as physical, psychological and abandonment, often on the part of those who should care and love, as children and relatives . Organs and documents, such as the Statute for the Elderly, seek to bring dignity to the elderly population. It is also important to emphasize protective and professional networks that welcome and care for people. However, these same professionals are better able to learn and be closer and more solidary in has been able to identify the diagnosis of violence more quickly. The objective of this study is to analyze the main forms of violence committed to the elderly, where some are not always perceptible, as well as to deal clearly with the role of the protective networks professional, their qualities and limitations, as well as to offer the means to prevent violence and helps elderly people who have been victims of violence. To do so, this article is done on the basis of bibliographic research, that is, it is carried out based on books, scientific articles and other serious and reliable source materials that will bring credibility yet still work.

La población de ancianos ha crecido en los últimos años, siendo considerada un fenómeno mundial, y ha estado ocurriendo debido a la caída en la tasa de mortalidad y la disminución en la tasa de natalidad (IBGE, 2015). En nuestro país, en el pasado, los ancianos eran vistos como una fuente de sabiduría y respeto; hoy en día han sido víctimas cada vez más violentas de las formas más diversas: en forma de falta de accesibilidad, en la falta de adaptación de espacios y objetos a ellos, en desprestigio social, cuando formas de violencia aún más graves como la física, psicológica, sin mencionar el abandono; a menudo, el abandono se produce por parte de quienes deben cuidar y amar a sus mayores, como los niños y los familiares. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar las principales formas de violencia cometidas contra las personas mayores, algunas de las cuales no siempre son notables, además de reflexionar sobre el papel del profesional en las redes de protección, sus cualidades y limitaciones, además de ofrecer formas para que el profesional prevenga la violencia y ayude los ancianos que han sido víctimas de violencia. Los organismos y documentos, como el Estatuto de las personas de edad avanzada (2003), buscan dar dignidad a la población de personas mayores, y también es importante destacar el papel de las redes de protección y los profesionales que acogen y cuidan a estas personas. Sin embargo, estos mismos profesionales aún necesitan mejorar su eficiencia, aprender a estar más cerca y simpatizar con aquellos que han sufrido, en el sentido de poder identificar el diagnóstico de violencia más rápidamente.

Violencia de género en venezuela. Categorización, causas y consecuencias / Gender violence in venezuela. categorization, causes and consequen

El presente artículo es un análisis de la Violencia de Género en Venezuela su categorización, causas y consecuencias considerando este fenómeno como un problema de salud pública que afecta no solo a Venezuela si no a muchos países del mundo. Se ha mantenido en el tiempo generando secuelas nefastas para las instituciones sociales, ya que las creencias culturales, las estructuras sociales, los practicismos religiosos conciben en su quehacer diario las causas de forma intencional o no, donde se producen circunstancias complejas y multifactoriales para la aparición de la violencia de género. Estos sucesos perturban a las familias y van desarrollando en las personas conductas violentas que desencadenan una sociedad con altos índices de hechos de este tipo y es así donde ocurre la descomposición social. El estudio se realizó mediante una investigación documental con enfoque multidisciplinario con teorías psicológicas, sociológicas, filosóficas, y educativas, que confirman los tipos de violencia de género y la existencia de sus consecuencias generadas por diversas causas. Se analizó el impacto social de la violencia de género, como sobrellevan las mujeres esta violencia en su contra, cuáles son los organismos receptores de ayuda con que cuenta las mujeres víctimas, la situación actual de la violencia de género en Venezuela y como se podrían prevenir y controlar estos hechos.

This article is an analysis of Gender Violence in Venezuela categorization, causes and consequences considering this phenomenon as a public health problem that affects not only Venezuela if not many countries in the world. It has been maintained over time generating dire consequences for social institutions, as cultural beliefs, social structures, religious practisismos conceived in her to do daily causes intentional or not, where complex and multifactorial circumstances to occur the emergence of gender violence. These events disrupt families and developing their violent behavior in people that trigger a society with high rates of facts of this kind and so where social breakdown occurs. The study was conducted by a research documentary multidisciplinary approach to psychological, sociological, philosophical, and educational theories, which confirm the types of gender violence and the existence of its consequences generated by various causes. The social impact of gender violence was analyzed, as women bear this violence against them, which are the organizations receiving assistance available to women victims, the current situation of gender violence in Venezuela and as could be prevented and control these facts.

Workplace Violence against Health Care Workers in North Chinese Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

This research aimed to determine the prevalence of workplace violence (WPV) against healthcare workers, explore the frequency distribution of violence in different occupational groups, and determine which healthcare occupation suffers from WPV most frequently. Furthermore, the current study aimed to compare risk factors affecting different types of WPV in Chinese hospitals. A cross-sectional design was utilized. A total of 1899 healthcare workers from Heilongjiang, a province in Northeastern China, completed the questionnaire. Of the respondents, 83.3% reported exposure to workplace violence, and 68.9% reported non-physical violence. Gender, education, shift work, anxiety level, and occupation were significantly correlated with physical violence (p < 0.05 for all correlations). Additionally, age, professional title, and occupation were correlated with non-physical violence, which critically affected doctors. Thus, gender, age, profession, anxiety, and shift work were predictive of workplace violence toward healthcare workers. Doctors appeared to experience non-physical workplace violence with particularly higher frequency when compared to nurses and other workers in hospitals. For healthcare workers, interventions aimed at WPV reduction should be enacted according to the types of violence, profession, and other factors underlying the various types of WPV in hospitals.

Violencia intrafamiliar contra la mujer / Family violence against women

Introducción: la violencia hacia el ser humano es un fenómeno de ocurrencia mundial, en el que la mujer es el grupo más vulnerable, afectando su bienestar, seguridad, posibilidades de educación y de desarrollo personal. Objetivo: caracterizar la violencia intrafamiliar contra las mujeres en el consultorio 3 del Policlínico Flores Betancourt, en el periodo de junio de 2010 ­ junio de 2011. Métodos: estudio descriptivo, de corte transversal. Universo de 250 mujeres que han sufrido violencia doméstica. Se aplicó un cuestionario para obtener la información de las variables: edad, ocupación, escolaridad, tipo de violencia y miembro de la familia agresor. Se utilizaron distribuciones de frecuencias absolutas y porcentaje. Resultados: predominó el grupo etareo de 25 a 34 años (32,00 por ciento), la ocupación ama de casa (50,80 pot ciento), el nivel escolar secundario (44,00 por ciento), el 100,0 por ciento de las mujeres fue víctima violencia psicológica, el 49,60 por ciento por parte del esposo. Conclusiones: es frecuente la presencia de violencia contra las mujeres, acto que involucra al resto de la familia, es más frecuente la violencia psicológica y que sea el esposo quien la ejerza. Las féminas no tienen percepción de que son maltratadas(AU)

Introduction: Violence against the human being is a world-wide phenomenon, for which women are the most vulnerable group, which affects their welfare, security, education possibilities and personal achievement. Objective: To characterize family violence against women in the doctor's office 3 of Flores Betancourt Polyclinic, from June 2010 to June 2011. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. Target group of 250 women who have suffered from family violence. A questionnaire was applied to obtain the variables age, job, school level, type of violence and aggressor family member. Absolute frequencies distributions and percentages were used. Results: The predominating figures were age set 25-34 years (32.00 percent), housewives (50.80 percent), junior high school level (44.00 percent), 100 percent of the women were victim of psychological violence, the 49.60 percent of whom by their husbands. Conclusions: The presence of violence against women is frequent, an act that involves the rest of the family. Psychological violence as practiced by the husband is more frequent. The women have no perception of the fact that they are mistreated(AU)

Violencia intrafamiliar contra la mujer / Family violence against women

Introducción: la violencia hacia el ser humano es un fenómeno de ocurrencia mundial, en el que la mujer es el grupo más vulnerable, afectando su bienestar, seguridad, posibilidades de educación y de desarrollo personal. Objetivo: caracterizar la violencia intrafamiliar contra las mujeres en el consultorio 3 del Policlínico Flores Betancourt, en el periodo de junio de 2010 junio de 2011. Métodos: estudio descriptivo, de corte transversal. Universo de 250 mujeres que han sufrido violencia doméstica. Se aplicó un cuestionario para obtener la información de las variables: edad, ocupación, escolaridad, tipo de violencia y miembro de la familia agresor. Se utilizaron distribuciones de frecuencias absolutas y porcentaje. Resultados: predominó el grupo etareo de 25 a 34 años (32,00 pro ciento), la ocupación ama de casa (50,80 por ciento), el nivel escolar secundario (44,00 por ciento), el 100,0 por ciento de las mujeres fue víctima violencia psicológica, el 49,60 por ciento por parte del esposo. Conclusiones: es frecuente la presencia de violencia contra las mujeres, acto que involucra al resto de la familia, es más frecuente la violencia psicológica y que sea el esposo quien la ejerza. Las féminas no tienen percepción de que son maltratadas(AU)

Introduction: Violence against the human being is a world-wide phenomenon, for which women are the most vulnerable group, which affects their welfare, security, education possibilities and personal achievement. Objective: To characterize family violence against women in the doctor's office 3 of Flores Betancourt Polyclinic, from June 2010 to June 2011. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. Target group of 250 women who have suffered from family violence. A questionnaire was applied to obtain the variables age, job, school level, type of violence and aggressor family member. Absolute frequencies distributions and percentages were used.Results: The predominating figures were age set 25-34 years (32.00 percent), housewives (50.80 percent), junior high school level (44.00 percent), 100 percent of the women were victim of psychological violence, the 49.60 percent of whom by their husbands. Conclusions: The presence of violence against women is frequent, an act that involves the rest of the family. Psychological violence as practiced by the husband is more frequent. The women have no perception of the fact that they are mistreated(AU)

Effects of temperature and precipitation variability on the risk of violence in sub-Saharan Africa, 1980-2012.

Ongoing debates in the academic community and in the public policy arena continue without clear resolution about the significance of global climate change for the risk of increased conflict. Sub-Saharan Africa is generally agreed to be the region most vulnerable to such climate impacts. Using a large database of conflict events and detailed climatological data covering the period 1980-2012, we apply a multilevel modeling technique that allows for a more nuanced understanding of a climate-conflict link than has been seen heretofore. In the aggregate, high temperature extremes are associated with more conflict; however, different types of conflict and different subregions do not show consistent relationship with temperature deviations. Precipitation deviations, both high and low, are generally not significant. The location and timing of violence are influenced less by climate anomalies (temperature or precipitation variations from normal) than by key political, economic, and geographic factors. We find important distinctions in the relationship between temperature extremes and conflict by using multiple methods of analysis and by exploiting our time-series cross-sectional dataset for disaggregated analyses.

Situación de la violencia doméstica en la mujer, en la población del policlínico Julio Antonio Mella / Situation related to the woman home violence in patients from the Julio Antonio Mella polyclinic

Introducción: La violencia doméstica hacia la mujer constituye un serio problema de salud, además de una violación flagrante a los derechos humanos, con impacto de la salud biopsicosocial, y afectación a la dinámica familiar. Objetivo: Identificar las características de la violencia doméstica contra las mujeres en el área del policlínico Julio Antonio Mella, en el 2007. Métódos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, longitudinal, retrospectivo, en la población femenina que pertenece al citado policlínico en el periodo comprendido entre enero y diciembre del 2007. El universo estuvo representado por 4 386 mujeres, se seleccionaron 250 mediante muestreo simple aleatorio. Se les aplicó una encuesta en la que se recoge una serie de variables. El procesamiento de los datos se realizó a partir del sistema Stadistic y sus resultados se muestran en tablas. Resultados: La violencia está presente en un 70,4 porciento de la muestra, la violencia psicológica es la más frecuente con un 64,8 porciento, el 88,6 porciento del total de casos que manifestaron violencia refirió que sus hijos estuvieron presentes, el 71 porciento de los casos no están conscientes de la agresión. Conclusiones: Es frecuente la presencia de violencia contra las mujeres, acto que involucra al resto de la familia. Las féminas no tienen percepción de que son maltratadas(AU)

Introduction: The woman home violence is a serious health problem, in addition to a flagrant infringement of human rights with impact on the bio-psychosocial health and affectation of the family dynamics. Objective: To identify the characteristics of the home violence against women in the health area of the Julio Antonio Mella polyclinic over 2007. Methods: A retrospective, longitudinal and descriptive study was conducted in women belonging to above mentioned polyclinic from January to December, 2007. Universe included 4 386 women choosing 250 by randomized simple sampling. A survey was applied to collect a series of variables. Data processing was from the Stadistic system and its results are showed in tables. Results: Violence is present in a 70.4 percent of sample, the psychological violence was the more frequent for a 64.8 percent, the 88.6 percent of total of cases who declared any violence said that children were present, the 71 percent of cases are not conscious of the aggression. Conclusions: It is frequent the presence of the violence against woman, action involving the other members of the family. Women have not perception of its ill-treatment(AU)

Situación de la violencia doméstica en la mujer, en la población del policlínico Julio Antonio Mella / Situation related to the woman home violence in patients from the Julio Antonio Mella polyclinic

Introducción: La violencia doméstica hacia la mujer constituye un serio problema de salud, además de una violación flagrante a los derechos humanos, con impacto de la salud biopsicosocial, y afectación a la dinámica familiar. Objetivo: Identificar las características de la violencia doméstica contra las mujeres en el área del policlínico Julio Antonio Mella, en el 2007. Métódos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, longitudinal, retrospectivo, en la población femenina que pertenece al citado policlínico en el periodo comprendido entre enero y diciembre del 2007. El universo estuvo representado por 4 386 mujeres, se seleccionaron 250 mediante muestreo simple aleatorio. Se les aplicó una encuesta en la que se recoge una serie de variables. El procesamiento de los datos se realizó a partir del sistema Stadistic y sus resultados se muestran en tablas. Resultados: La violencia está presente en un 70,4 porciento de la muestra, la violencia psicológica es la más frecuente con un 64,8 porciento, el 88,6 porciento del total de casos que manifestaron violencia refirió que sus hijos estuvieron presentes, el 71 porciento de los casos no están conscientes de la agresión. Conclusiones: Es frecuente la presencia de violencia contra las mujeres, acto que involucra al resto de la familia. Las féminas no tienen percepción de que son maltratadas

Introduction: The woman home violence is a serious health problem, in addition to a flagrant infringement of human rights with impact on the bio-psychosocial health and affectation of the family dynamics. Objective: To identify the characteristics of the home violence against women in the health area of the Julio Antonio Mella polyclinic over 2007. Methods: A retrospective, longitudinal and descriptive study was conducted in women belonging to above mentioned polyclinic from January to December, 2007. Universe included 4 386 women choosing 250 by randomized simple sampling. A survey was applied to collect a series of variables. Data processing was from the Stadistic system and its results are showed in tables. Results: Violence is present in a 70.4 percent of sample, the psychological violence was the more frequent for a 64.8 percent, the 88.6 percent of total of cases who declared any violence said that children were present, the 71 percent of cases are not conscious of the aggression. Conclusions: It is frequent the presence of the violence against woman, action involving the other members of the family. Women have not perception of its ill-treatment