Perceptions of primary health care workers regarding violence against women.
Ariana Sofia Barradas da Silva, Mara Regina Santos da Silva, Deisa Salyse Dos Reis Cabral Semedo and 3 others
PMID 35080237WHAT IT FOUND
Primary health care workers in Cape Verde mostly recognized only physical violence, blaming women for staying due to financial dependency or alcohol use.
They lacked training to identify psychological or patrimonial abuse, leading to fragmented care and missed opportunities for protection.
Key findings
01Participants perceived violence against women mainly as physical abuse, often ignoring psychological or patrimonial forms.
02Workers unanimously associated violence with financial dependency, believing they could not solve the women's economic problems.
03Ten participants engaged in victim blaming, attributing responsibility to women for being passive or consuming alcohol.
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What it does not show
The sample was restricted to female workers, so male perspectives were not captured. The study was conducted in three specific health centers in Cape Verde, limiting generalizability to other contexts. The participants' perceptions may be influenced by their own cultural and social backgrounds, which were not fully controlled for.
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The easy way to misread this
Do not interpret the high rate of victim-blaming or the focus on physical violence as standard nursing practice globally. These findings reflect the specific cultural and training context of three health centers in Cape Verde in 2020. A therapist in another setting should not assume their colleagues share these perceptions or that these barriers are universal.