Violencia de género en mujeres que acuden a consulta externa en el centro de salud Nº 1, período septiembre 2019 -febrero 2020

Abstract

Introduction: gender violence is an issue that generates a worldwide impact, a public health problem, there are high levels of patrimonial, psychological, physical and sexual violence that occur daily, but are not reported; That is why the importance of conducting this research is born. Objective: Describe gender violence in women who attend the Azogues Health Center. Design: it is not experimental of descriptive, analytical, prospective and cross-sectional type; with quantitative approach. Participants: women 15 to 49 years old. Measurements: survey was designed that included sociodemographic factors and consisted 27 questions that collected data on the types of violence. Main results: Results were obtained from 351 women, where more than 50% belonged to the young adult population, residing mostly in the urban area, a large part is dedicated to household chores, a higher percentage of women with full secondary education, there is violence equity of 22.5%, psychological 45.6%, physical 20.8% and sexual 13.1%. There is a level of positive significance between age and marital status with patrimonial, psychological and physical violence; level of instruction with a level of negative significance related to heritage violence.