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Trends in public health policies addressing violence against women

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the content of policies and action plans within the public healthcare system that addresses the issue of violence against women. METHODS: A descriptive and comparative study was conducted on the health policies and plans in Catalonia and Costa Rica from 2005 to 2011. It uses a...

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Autores principales: Loría, Kattia Rojas, Rosado, Teresa Gutiérrez, Espinosa, Leonor María Cantera, Marrochi, Leda María Marenco, Sánchez, Anna Fernández
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4181096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25210820
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048004797
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author Loría, Kattia Rojas
Rosado, Teresa Gutiérrez
Espinosa, Leonor María Cantera
Marrochi, Leda María Marenco
Sánchez, Anna Fernández
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description OBJECTIVE: To analyze the content of policies and action plans within the public healthcare system that addresses the issue of violence against women. METHODS: A descriptive and comparative study was conducted on the health policies and plans in Catalonia and Costa Rica from 2005 to 2011. It uses a qualitative methodology with documentary analysis. It is classified by topics that describe and interpret the contents. We considered dimensions, such as principles, strategies, concepts concerning violence against women, health trends, and evaluations. RESULTS: Thirteen public policy documents were analyzed. In both countries’ contexts, we have provided an overview of violence against women as a problem whose roots are in gender inequality. The strategies of gender policies that address violence against women are cultural exchange and institutional action within the public healthcare system. The actions of the healthcare sector are expanded into specific plans. The priorities and specificity of actions in healthcare plans were the distinguishing features between the two countries. CONCLUSIONS: The common features of the healthcare plans in both the counties include violence against women, use of protocols, detection tasks, care and recovery for women, and professional self-care. Catalonia does not consider healthcare actions with aggressors. Costa Rica has a lower specificity in conceptualization and protocol patterns, as well as a lack of updates concerning health standards in Catalonia.
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spelling pubmed-41810962015-01-07 Trends in public health policies addressing violence against women Loría, Kattia Rojas Rosado, Teresa Gutiérrez Espinosa, Leonor María Cantera Marrochi, Leda María Marenco Sánchez, Anna Fernández Rev Saude Publica Original Articles OBJECTIVE: To analyze the content of policies and action plans within the public healthcare system that addresses the issue of violence against women. METHODS: A descriptive and comparative study was conducted on the health policies and plans in Catalonia and Costa Rica from 2005 to 2011. It uses a qualitative methodology with documentary analysis. It is classified by topics that describe and interpret the contents. We considered dimensions, such as principles, strategies, concepts concerning violence against women, health trends, and evaluations. RESULTS: Thirteen public policy documents were analyzed. In both countries’ contexts, we have provided an overview of violence against women as a problem whose roots are in gender inequality. The strategies of gender policies that address violence against women are cultural exchange and institutional action within the public healthcare system. The actions of the healthcare sector are expanded into specific plans. The priorities and specificity of actions in healthcare plans were the distinguishing features between the two countries. CONCLUSIONS: The common features of the healthcare plans in both the counties include violence against women, use of protocols, detection tasks, care and recovery for women, and professional self-care. Catalonia does not consider healthcare actions with aggressors. Costa Rica has a lower specificity in conceptualization and protocol patterns, as well as a lack of updates concerning health standards in Catalonia. Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo 2014-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4181096/ /pubmed/25210820 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048004797 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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