0359/2009 - Family violence against children and intervention’s perspective in the context of Family Health Programs: the experience of Doctor Family Program/Niterói, RJ
Violência familiar contra a criança e perspectivas de intervenção do Programa Saúde da Família: a experiência do PMF/Niterói, RJ
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• Claudia Leite de Moraes - Moraes, C. L. - Instituto de Medicina Social/UERJ e Faculdade de Medicina/Universidade Estácio de Sá - <clmoraes.uerj@gmail.com>ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3223-1634
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This study aims to estimate the prevalence of psychological and physical violence practiced against children in their family environment among clients of the Family Medical Program in Niterói (RJ). It also discloses some potential opportunities for action in the prevention, early detection and monitoring of families experiencing violence. This population based survey was carried out through face-to-face interviews with parents or legal sponsors of 278 children registered in 27 teams of the Family Health Program. The study population was randomly selected among children up to ten years old. The Brazilian version of Conflict Tactics Scale: Parent-Child – CTSPC was employed to evaluate the occurrence of this type of violence. Psychological aggression occurred in 96.7% (CI 95%: 94.7-98.8) of the households, and corporal punishment occurred in 93.8% (CI 95%: 92.0-96.7). Minor physical violence was reported by 51.4% (CI 95%: 45.5-57.3) of the respondents, and severe physical maltreatment by 19.8% (CI 95%: 15.1-24.5) of them. Although the mother was the foremost perpetrator of all kinds of maltreatment, most of the children were abused by both parents. In view of these results, family violence against children should be considered a main concern for the Family Health Program.Key-words: Family violence. Domestic violence. Population Survey. Family Health Program.
