Narratives of experiences of violence of Venezuelan migrant women sheltered at the northwestern Brazilian border.

<h4>Objectives</h4>To know the experiences of Venezuelan migrant women living in shelters in Roraima state at the northwestern border between Venezuela and Brazil regarding situations of violence as part of the dynamics of everyday life.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Data were...

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Autores principales:	Maria Y Makuch, Maria J D Osis, Alejandra Becerra, Cinthia Brasil, Helder S F de Amorim, Luis Bahamondes
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fe5387a8a9b64d8ea0b463eac7e8eba72021-12-02T20:12:36ZNarratives of experiences of violence of Venezuelan migrant women sheltered at the northwestern Brazilian border.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0260300https://doaj.org/article/fe5387a8a9b64d8ea0b463eac7e8eba72021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260300https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Objectives</h4>To know the experiences of Venezuelan migrant women living in shelters in Roraima state at the northwestern border between Venezuela and Brazil regarding situations of violence as part of the dynamics of everyday life.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Data were collected in January 2020 through 12 focus group discussions (FGDs) with 5 to 14 Venezuelan migrant women aged 18-49 years old living transitorily in five shelters established by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Brazilian government. We obtained individual and shared views on the experiences regarding violence that migrant women may experience in their everyday life. To organize the FGDs, variations in age and the time women were living at the shelters were considered. All FGDs were held in a place at the shelter that guaranteed privacy and secrecy so that women could express themselves freely. The initial question was broad and open ended and was followed by more specific questions about situations of domestic violence and other types of violence.<h4>Results</h4>The main themes identified were the following: i) women's perceptions on domestic violence, ii) women's perceptions on how humanitarian organizations were managing the episodes of domestic violence, and iii) situations considered violence in everyday life at the shelters. The FGDs showed that the reported violence inside the shelters was high, and several forms of violence emerged. Violence was identified as physical aggression and psychological threats, and violence in everyday life at the shelter included xenophobia when the migrants went outside the shelters that was perceived and described as violence.<h4>Conclusions</h4>According to the perspective of Venezuelan migrant women violence was part of everyday life among those living in the UNHCR shelters at the northwestern border of Brazil-Venezuela. These women are not comfortable with this situation, and it is difficult for them to understand and handle the episodes of violence.Maria Y MakuchMaria J D OsisAlejandra BecerraCinthia BrasilHelder S F de AmorimLuis BahamondesPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 11, p e0260300 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Maria Y Makuch Maria J D Osis Alejandra Becerra Cinthia Brasil Helder S F de Amorim Luis Bahamondes Narratives of experiences of violence of Venezuelan migrant women sheltered at the northwestern Brazilian border.
description	<h4>Objectives</h4>To know the experiences of Venezuelan migrant women living in shelters in Roraima state at the northwestern border between Venezuela and Brazil regarding situations of violence as part of the dynamics of everyday life.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Data were collected in January 2020 through 12 focus group discussions (FGDs) with 5 to 14 Venezuelan migrant women aged 18-49 years old living transitorily in five shelters established by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Brazilian government. We obtained individual and shared views on the experiences regarding violence that migrant women may experience in their everyday life. To organize the FGDs, variations in age and the time women were living at the shelters were considered. All FGDs were held in a place at the shelter that guaranteed privacy and secrecy so that women could express themselves freely. The initial question was broad and open ended and was followed by more specific questions about situations of domestic violence and other types of violence.<h4>Results</h4>The main themes identified were the following: i) women's perceptions on domestic violence, ii) women's perceptions on how humanitarian organizations were managing the episodes of domestic violence, and iii) situations considered violence in everyday life at the shelters. The FGDs showed that the reported violence inside the shelters was high, and several forms of violence emerged. Violence was identified as physical aggression and psychological threats, and violence in everyday life at the shelter included xenophobia when the migrants went outside the shelters that was perceived and described as violence.<h4>Conclusions</h4>According to the perspective of Venezuelan migrant women violence was part of everyday life among those living in the UNHCR shelters at the northwestern border of Brazil-Venezuela. These women are not comfortable with this situation, and it is difficult for them to understand and handle the episodes of violence.
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author	Maria Y Makuch Maria J D Osis Alejandra Becerra Cinthia Brasil Helder S F de Amorim Luis Bahamondes
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title	Narratives of experiences of violence of Venezuelan migrant women sheltered at the northwestern Brazilian border.
title_short	Narratives of experiences of violence of Venezuelan migrant women sheltered at the northwestern Brazilian border.
title_full	Narratives of experiences of violence of Venezuelan migrant women sheltered at the northwestern Brazilian border.
title_fullStr	Narratives of experiences of violence of Venezuelan migrant women sheltered at the northwestern Brazilian border.
title_full_unstemmed	Narratives of experiences of violence of Venezuelan migrant women sheltered at the northwestern Brazilian border.
title_sort	narratives of experiences of violence of venezuelan migrant women sheltered at the northwestern brazilian border.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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Narratives of experiences of violence of Venezuelan migrant women sheltered at the northwestern Brazilian border.

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