Violence against women: analysis of records in brazilian information systems
International Journal of Development Research
Violence against women: analysis of records in brazilian information systems
Received 14th June, 2019; Received in revised form 18th July, 2019; Accepted 20th August, 2019; Published online 30th September, 2019.
Copyright © 2019, Adriana Simplício de Araújo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Information systems are essential for epidemiological analysis of violence against women in Brazil and worldwide. Objective: To analyze cases of violence against women in the Baturité Massif Region, located in the state of Ceará, Brazil, in two reporting systems. Methodology: Descriptive ecological study, using data from the Notification and Harm System and Observatory of Violence against Women. Data were organized and analyzed descriptively with the aid of the Microsoft® Office Excel program. Results: There is a discrepancy in the availability of information between the two databases. In the Observatory of Violence against Women, 406 cases of violence against women were registered in the Massif de Baturité Region, from 2012 to 2014, and only 31 cases were reported in the Reporting and Grievance System. Discussion: It is noteworthy that there are deficits in active search, compulsory notification, including violence against women. Conclusion: There is a need to develop training processes for health professionals preparing them to identify and report violence against women.
