Perception and Attitudes of Physicians and Nurses about Violence against Women

Table 2

Distribution of physicians and nurses from district basic health units of Ribeirão Preto, SP, according to their perception in cases of suspected intimate partner violence.

Professional’s perception in case of suspected intimate partners violence.	Agree	%	Indifferent	%	Disagree	%	P	Total (%)
(a) The role of physicians in case of victimized women should be the same role that they take in case of victimized child.
Nurses	38	74,51	—	0	13	25,49		100
Physicians	116	68,23	04	2,35	50	29,42		100
(b) The violence by women's husband should be seen and treated as a doctor problem.
Nurses	23	45,1	—	0	28	54,9	0,00	100
Physicians	124	72,94	06	3,53	40	23,53		100
(c) The violence by women's husband is caused by social problems such as unemployment.
Nurses	34	66,67	03	5,88	14	27,45		100
Physicians	118	69,41	11	6,47	41	24,12		100
(d) The violence by women's husband is caused by drug and alcohol abuse.
Nurses	48	94,12	01	1,96	02	3,92		100
Physicians	156	91,76	05	2,95	09	5,29		100
(e) The violence by women's husband is caused by psychological problems of the victim.
Nurses	11	21,57	05	9,8	35	68,63		100
Physicians	38	22,36	09	5,29	123	72,35		100
(f) The violence by women's husband is caused by psychological problems of the husband.
Nurses	34	66,67	07	13,72	10	19,61		100
Physicians	128	75,29	16	9,42	26	15,29		100
(g) The women attacked by their husband or partners remain in this situation because of their masochism.
Nurses	04	7,84	01	1,96	46	90,2		100
Physicians	07	4,11	04	2,36	159	93,53		100
h) The violent husbands should have compassion, because they feel emotional upset.
Nurses	05	9,8	02	3,92	44	86,28		100
Physicians	10	5,88	10	5,88	150	88,24		100

Database: district basic health units of Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil, 2008 [18].