Gênero, amor, violência e saúde a partir do diálogo com mulheres usuárias de uma UBS

Abstract

This paper results from a research on gender and Violence Against Women (VAW) conducted in a Basic Healthcare Unit (BHU) at Maceió, Alagoas. We interviewed 02 women in order to understand the meaning produced by them about gender-love-VAW-health relations. We used the myth of romantic love as a key concept and Discursive Practices and Production of Meaning intertwined with a feminist perspective on gender as theoretical-methodological framework. Love emerged as a relevant factor in how these women understand gender relations and at the same time, seems to be examined, transgressed and negotiated in their everyday relations. We believe in the inclusion of these themes in the health field as an important strategy on actions towards facing and preventing VAW’s.