Assessing the care of doctors, nurses, and nursing technicians for people in situations of sexual violence in Brazil.

This study aimed to assess the quality of care for people in situations of sexual violence in health services, identifying positive and negative indicators, and suggest solutions. This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach and convenience sampling. The sample consisted of 134 profe...

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Autores principales: Liene Martha Leal, Maria Auxiliadora Figueredo Vertamatti, Victor Zaia, Caio Parente Barbosa
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5a122b6c09da42be89bc65d27d8a4a342021-12-02T20:13:11ZAssessing the care of doctors, nurses, and nursing technicians for people in situations of sexual violence in Brazil.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0249598https://doaj.org/article/5a122b6c09da42be89bc65d27d8a4a342021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249598https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203This study aimed to assess the quality of care for people in situations of sexual violence in health services, identifying positive and negative indicators, and suggest solutions. This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach and convenience sampling. The sample consisted of 134 professionals (doctors, nurses, and nursing technicians) working in public health services. Three instruments were used, namely, a structure evaluation form, a questionnaire, and a process evaluation form. The results revealed eight positive indicators (adequate infrastructure; rooms for patient assistance; gynecological bed; visual and auditory privacy; waiting rooms; a professional team comprising physicians, nurses, nursing technicians, and receptionists; adequate training of staff to provide health services to people in situations of sexual violence; and most healthcare professionals asking their patients about possible sexual violence situations) and nine negative indicators (reduced number of rooms for patient assistance with toilets; absence of protocols to identify and assist people in situations of sexual violence; absence of leaflets, posters, and other materials on sexual violence; absence of a referral flow chart (specific for people in situations of sexual violence) to specialized services; reduced number of consultations with suspected and/or confirmed cases of sexual violence; non-use of specific protocols; not referral of these patients to the specialized care network; most professionals consider the health unit where they work as unable to help people in situations of sexual violence; a decrease in attendance at health facilities that do not have a protocol for assisting people in situations of sexual violence), making clear the interventions necessary to promote the provision of quality health services that meet the specific needs of people in situations of sexual violence. These indicators are expected to provide subsidies for the improvement of public policies aimed at listening, welcoming, identifying, and treating people in situations of sexual violence.Liene Martha LealMaria Auxiliadora Figueredo VertamattiVictor ZaiaCaio Parente BarbosaPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 11, p e0249598 (2021)
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Liene Martha Leal
Maria Auxiliadora Figueredo Vertamatti
Victor Zaia
Caio Parente Barbosa
Assessing the care of doctors, nurses, and nursing technicians for people in situations of sexual violence in Brazil.
description This study aimed to assess the quality of care for people in situations of sexual violence in health services, identifying positive and negative indicators, and suggest solutions. This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach and convenience sampling. The sample consisted of 134 professionals (doctors, nurses, and nursing technicians) working in public health services. Three instruments were used, namely, a structure evaluation form, a questionnaire, and a process evaluation form. The results revealed eight positive indicators (adequate infrastructure; rooms for patient assistance; gynecological bed; visual and auditory privacy; waiting rooms; a professional team comprising physicians, nurses, nursing technicians, and receptionists; adequate training of staff to provide health services to people in situations of sexual violence; and most healthcare professionals asking their patients about possible sexual violence situations) and nine negative indicators (reduced number of rooms for patient assistance with toilets; absence of protocols to identify and assist people in situations of sexual violence; absence of leaflets, posters, and other materials on sexual violence; absence of a referral flow chart (specific for people in situations of sexual violence) to specialized services; reduced number of consultations with suspected and/or confirmed cases of sexual violence; non-use of specific protocols; not referral of these patients to the specialized care network; most professionals consider the health unit where they work as unable to help people in situations of sexual violence; a decrease in attendance at health facilities that do not have a protocol for assisting people in situations of sexual violence), making clear the interventions necessary to promote the provision of quality health services that meet the specific needs of people in situations of sexual violence. These indicators are expected to provide subsidies for the improvement of public policies aimed at listening, welcoming, identifying, and treating people in situations of sexual violence.
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Maria Auxiliadora Figueredo Vertamatti
Victor Zaia
Caio Parente Barbosa
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Maria Auxiliadora Figueredo Vertamatti
Victor Zaia
Caio Parente Barbosa
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title Assessing the care of doctors, nurses, and nursing technicians for people in situations of sexual violence in Brazil.
title_short Assessing the care of doctors, nurses, and nursing technicians for people in situations of sexual violence in Brazil.
title_full Assessing the care of doctors, nurses, and nursing technicians for people in situations of sexual violence in Brazil.
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