Acercamiento al perfil de las mujeres violentadas en la región centro-andina del Ecuador

Objective: Identify the profile of women victims of violence that starts the path of care in specialized centers in the ecuadorian andean region center and characterize the environment of the violence.Materials and Methods: We reviewed 1091 records of cases treated during the year 2012 of two organizations specializing in violence toward women in the region andean-central Ecuador. They described the categorical variables (violence verbal, physical, sexual and severe physical) with proportions; the average age and its 95% was used to describe in the categorical variables: age groups, education, marital status, place of violence and type of violence.Results: The 100% of the victims were women in the productive age and the aggressor in the 98.7 % of cases were men. In the records are found from one to nine acts of violence narrated by women. Acts of violence recorded were more frequent, among others: insult 16.7 %, coup with hand or fist 12.0 %; threatens to kill or kill 6.3 %. In seven out of every ten women violence occurred in the home. Conclusion: Women of reproductive age are those that come mostly at the centers of attention, at the request of legal, social and psychological attention spontaneous. The various forms of violence and the environment where mostly occurs must motivate the adequacy of the policies for the prevention, care and protection to women.

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Main Authors:	Ávila Paredes, Janneth P., Rodríguez Sánchez, Dolores A. autor/a, Cevallos, Ana Cristina autor/a, Monserrat Jerves, Elena autor/a, Romero Sandoval, Natalia Cristina Doctora autor/a 20640, Sánchez Pérez, Héctor Javier 1960- Doctor autor/a 5453
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	spa
Subjects:	Mujeres, Violencia doméstica o por razón de sexo, Aspectos sociodemográficos, Atención a la salud,
Online Access:	http://www.revistaagora.com/index.php/cieUMA/article/view/41
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