WOMEN VICTIM'S OF VIOLENCE IN THE CITY OF CAMPINAS - SP

Resumo Violence against women is a public health issue and an avoidable phenomenon that when perpetrated by intimate partner takes a complex connotation. Therefore, understand the universe of these women, empower them and provide information on their rights are some of the ways of prevention. In order to approach this reality to better understand the scenario and suggest interventions, this study aimed to identify the profile of women attended in the Women Reference and Support Center (CEAMO) who have suffered domestic violence, quantify the types of violence and also by whom it was commited. This documentary, exploratory, retrospective and descriptive study, observed 149 women victims of violence attended at CEAMO in 2014: 97.83% of them have suffered domestic violence, 63.75% were between 31 and 50 years old, 42.25% were employed, 40.14% were unemployed or in sick leave, 53.51% were married, in 80.95% of cases the violence was committed by partners and in 64.03% of cases the partners were aged between 31 and 50 years.