INTRODUCTION: The Brazilian Ministry of Health has published a technical manual entitled Domestic Violence: Guidelines for Health Services as a strategy to help identify, intervene in, and prevent domestic violence. OBJECTIVES: To identify insights, criticisms, and suggestions from professors of the various health fields concerning the manual. METHODOLOGY: An exploratory study was conducted, using the three-point method. A questionnaire was given to appropriate health field professors in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Cuiabá, containing open-ended and closed questions on the manual's characteristics and practicality. RESULTS: The manual's characteristics and practicality were both evaluated as good. However, most professors did not use the manual in their classes, finding its content insufficient for training health professionals. Conclusion: The manual is recommended for use in classes offered at the beginning of academic programs in the various health fields. The aim is to attract the attention of undergraduates in relation to epidemiological and clinical aspects and prevention of domestic violence, without intending to train them to treat victims.
Domestic violence; Teaching materials; Human resources formation; Education, medical, undergraduate; Education, Nursing, Diploma Programs
