Abstract
Objective
To reveal healthcare professionals’ perceptions about the outcomes of care for women in situations of marital violence.
Methods
This is a qualitative approach study based on the Grounded Theory theoretical-methodological framework. For data collection, interviews were carried out with two sample groups composed, in total, of 31 higher education healthcare professionals, members of the minimum team or of Family Health Support Nucleus of Family Health Units in a health district in a capital of northeastern Brazil.
Results
From the participants’ narratives, outcomes of care for women in situations of marital violence were elucidated, which are organized into two representative categories: Providing marital violence tackling from women empowerment and Compromising marital violence tackling due to non-care, the latter being composed of two subcategories entitled Vulnerating women to remain in an abusive relationship and Making women susceptible to illness/death.
Conclusion
The offer of qualified assistance in services directly impacts the lives of women who experience violence, whether positively or negatively, since non-care can reverberate in women’s health and even result in their death. Providing a welcoming assistance, professionals favor female empowerment, thus contributing to the tackling conjugal violence.
Violence against women; Intimate partner violence; Women’s health; Adaptation, psychological; Primary health care