Violencia de género en mujeres. Revisión bibliográfica

Abstract

Introduction: Gender violence in women is a public health problem, according to the World Health Organization it is estimated that out of every three women one has been a victim of physical or sexual violence causing damage to women's health, therefore, nurses must act effectively and timely in cases of violence. Main objective: To investigate gender violence in women worldwide. Methodology: The present research corresponds to a bibliographic review carried out in the following scientific databases: Scopus, Taylor & Francis, Science Direct, PubMed, Researchgate, Jaypee Digital, Dialnet, ProQuest, SciELO, using Health descriptors articulated by the Boolean operator "AND", obtaining a total of 72 documents. Results: It was found that in Europe there is a higher prevalence of gender violence, predominantly psychological, physical, and sexual; as the main factor is located gender discrimination; having consequences such as injuries, low self-esteem, sexually transmitted diseases, social isolation, among others; being able to lead to femicide; the reason why protocols of care have been developed worldwide for nursing staff to safeguard the integrity of the victims. Conclusions: Gender violence is present worldwide, causing damage to women's health; for this reason, nurses should know the protocols for action in cases of this violence.