Abstract

TEODORI, Claudia Elisabet. Critical paths of women in situation of domestic violence. Cases study at Buenos Aires city. Rev. Int. Investig. Cienc. Soc. [online]. 2015, vol.11, n.2, pp.179-194. ISSN 2226-4000.  https://doi.org/10.18004/riics.2015.diciembre.179-194.

Domestic violence, is one of the many manifestations of gender violence and is a main source of morbidity and mortality for women. Thorough triangulation of methods and sources we used admission records of women at service of domestic violence in a general hospital at Buenos Aires and made interviews. The research aimed to analyze the critical path for women to get attention and face the problem of violence and examine institutional and community responses according to their perception related to the quality and accessibility of resources. The 80% suffered physical violence. 36% were referred by judicial recommendation and 32% derived from services of the hospital itself. 78% made a police report about the situation of violence. A third of the women started the critical path when a risk situation happened to their children. 70% of the aggressors were male partners. Institutional resources spread and disjointed, improper police action, the lack of means to stand trial and the intra and inter institutional coordination, generate re-victimization and step up the suffering of women.

Keywords : Gender; domestic violence; women’s health; health services.

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