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ACTA PAULISTA DE ENFERMAGEM
Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages 395-400Publisher
UNIV FED SAO PAULO, DEPT ENFERMAGEN
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-21002013000400015
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Violence against women; Postpartum period; Spouse abuse; Domestic violence; Obstetrical nursing
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Objectives: Estimating the prevalence of intimate partner violence reported by puerperal women, classifying the type of violence, the period of pregnancy and childbirth in the occurrence and characterizing the profile of partners. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 207 postpartum women. The survey instrument used was based on the model proposed by Schraiberet. Results: The prevalence of intimate partner violence before, during and/or after pregnancy was 51.2%. The profile of partners was characterized as a young group, with good education, worker and non-user of licit or illicit drugs. Conclusion: The prevalence of occurrence of intimate partner violence reported by puerperal women was 51.2%.
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