Repercussão da violência doméstica e familiar relacionada à gestação em mulheres quilombolas

Abstract

Introduction: Violence against women is growing and is widespread worldwide, representing a serious public health problem. Objective: To know the repercussion of pregnancy-related domestic and family violence in quilombola women. Method: Descriptive study of qualitative approach. The participants are five women belonging to the Quilombola do Muquém Remnant Community, aged between 18 and 30 years old, who have already experienced domestic and family violence related to pregnancy. Data were collected from June to August 2019 through a semi-structured questionnaire containing guiding questions. Interviews were recorded on a voice recorder, fully transcribed and thoroughly read. Research approved by the Research Ethics Committee of UFAL, Opinion No. 3.345.167. Results: Participants were characterized allowing the identification of risk factors associated with the occurrence of pregnancy-related violence. From the content of the interviews three thematic categories were raised. The type of pregnancy-related violence most cited by participants was psychological violence, followed by physical violence, and with fewer cases, moral violence. In addition to a case of sexual violence that resulted in an unwanted pregnancy. Complications for pregnancy as a consequence of the act of violence included vaginal bleeding, pelvic pain, premature birth, low self-esteem, and depressive symptoms. Factors such as financial dependence and the fear of reporting the threat of the aggressor stood out as determinants for the permanence of women in the relationship of violence. Conclusion: The presence of risk factors that encompass the daily lives of quilombola women, plus other elements, favors the occurrence of domestic and family violence related to pregnancy, having a negative and direct impact on maternal and child health, presenting both physical and psychological consequences for the binomial. mother son.