Sociodemographic profile of women victims of physical violence in Rio Grande do Norte

Abstract

Objective: to describe the sociodemographic profile of women victims of physical violence in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. Methods: ecological, cross-sectional and retrospective research with a qualitative approach carried out at SINAN between 2019 and 2021, obtaining data referring to Rio Grande do Norte. Results: 3,815 notifications of violence against women were found for the years selected for the research. It was found that the most predominant age group comprises women between 20 and 29 years old. In the education criterion, 60.9% of the notifications do not contain the victim's education level. In the race/color criterion, the fact that 60.7% of the women are black or brown stands out. Conclusion: the predominance of physical violence in the black/brown female population was verified. The study also showed failures at the time of notifications with the completion of incomplete data that hinder the reliable analysis of the sociodemographic profile of the victims and the implementation of concrete actions to combat violence against women. There is a need for training for health professionals in order to improve the completion of the SINAN.