Trends in public health policies addressing violence against women

Autores

  • Kattia Rojas Loría Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
  • Teresa Gutiérrez Rosado Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona; Facultad de Psicología; Departamento de Psicología Clínica
  • Leonor María Cantera Espinosa Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona; Departamento de Psicología Social y de la Salud
  • Leda María Marenco Marrochi Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica; Instituto de Estudios de la Mujer
  • Anna Fernández Sánchez University of Sidney; Faculty of Health Sciences; Centre for Disability Research and Policy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048004797

Resumo

OBJECTIVE To analyze the content of policies and action plans within the public healthcare system that addresses the issue of violence against women. METHODS A descriptive and comparative study was conducted on the health policies and plans in Catalonia and Costa Rica from 2005 to 2011. It uses a qualitative methodology with documentary analysis. It is classified by topics that describe and interpret the contents. We considered dimensions, such as principles, strategies, concepts concerning violence against women, health trends, and evaluations. RESULTS Thirteen public policy documents were analyzed. In both countries’ contexts, we have provided an overview of violence against women as a problem whose roots are in gender inequality. The strategies of gender policies that address violence against women are cultural exchange and institutional action within the public healthcare system. The actions of the healthcare sector are expanded into specific plans. The priorities and specificity of actions in healthcare plans were the distinguishing features between the two countries. CONCLUSIONS The common features of the healthcare plans in both the counties include violence against women, use of protocols, detection tasks, care and recovery for women, and professional self-care. Catalonia does not consider healthcare actions with aggressors. Costa Rica has a lower specificity in conceptualization and protocol patterns, as well as a lack of updates concerning health standards in Catalonia.

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2014-08-01

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Loría, K. R., Rosado, T. G., Espinosa, L. M. C., Marrochi, L. M. M., & Sánchez, A. F. (2014). Trends in public health policies addressing violence against women . Revista De Saúde Pública, 48(4), 613-621. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048004797