Improvement courses about violence prevention: the
					impact on health sector professionals

Pereira, Stephanie; Vianna, Lucila Amaral Carneiro

doi:10.1590/S0080-6234201400002000017

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Original Article • Rev. esc. enferm. USP 48 (02) • Apr 2014 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-6234201400002000017 copy

Improvement courses about violence prevention: the impact on health sector professionals

Cursos De Formación En Prevención De La Violencia: El Impacto En Profesionales Del Campo De La Salud

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Uncontrolled intervention study that compared the effectiveness of two elective courses on Prevention and Assistance to violence victims for students and professionals of the Health Sector. The participants answered multiple-choice questions on the topic before and after the course. Statistical analyzes were performed by comparison of two proportions on STATA/IC. Regarding the overall index of correct answers,before and after, it was 54.8 and 58.4% in the 10h Course and the 69.6 and 79.2% in the 30h Course. The most effective course was the 30h Course, with strategies of case discussions and visits to assistance services to violence victims. There is a great necessity to include the discipline in the curriculum of healthcare courses permanently.  

Violence; Training; Health personnel ; Students, health occupations ; Health promotion

Questions	Correct answers Before	Correct answers After	p
Q1 – Asks whether participants feel prepared to identify and assist victims of violence	8%	76%	0.0000
Q2 - Discusses the magnitude of deaths from external causes in Brazil and in São Paulo	44%	24%	0.1355
Q3 – Questions the predictor factors of violence	60%	56%	0.7745
Q4 – Addresses the immediate care to victims of sexual violence	52%	64%	0.3900
Q5 – Asks about the necessary documents to have a legal abortion	12%	72%	0.0000
Q6 - Questions risks after sexual abuse	24%	72%	0.0007
Q7 - Questions the focus of the approach to children victims of domestic violence	72%	72%	0.9999
Q8 – Addresses physical indicators of violence against the elderly	84%	96%	0.1573
Q9 – Addresses the behavior in adulthood of male homosexuals who were victims of sexual violence in the past	52%	84%	0.0153
Q10 - Questions characteristics of psychological violence	80%	92%	0.2214
Q11 – Addresses the violence in the context of mental health	68%	64%	0.7653
Total	54.80%	69.6	0.2868

Questions	Correct answers Before	Correct answers After	p
Q1 – Asks whether participants feel prepared to identify and assist victims of violence	8%	68%	0.0000
Q2 - Discusses the magnitude of deaths from external causes in Brazil and in São Paulo	16%	36%	0.1069
Q3 - Questions the predictor factors of violence	84%	60%	0.0588
Q4 - Addresses the immediate care to victims of sexual violence	40%	100%	0.0000
Q5 – Asks about the necessary documents to have a legal abortion	0%	76%	0.0000
Q6 - Questions risks after sexual abuse	32%	64%	0.0235
Q7 - Questions the focus of the approach to children victims of domestic violence	72%	80%	0.5078
Q8 - Addresses physical indicators of violence against the elderly	84%	100%	0.0371
Q9 - Addresses the behavior in adulthood of male homosexuals who were victims of sexual violence in the past	80%	84%	0.7128
Q10 - Questions characteristics of psychological violence	96%	100%	0.3124
Q11 - Addresses the violence in the context of mental health	80%	92%	0.2214
Total	58.40%	79.20%	0.1100

Questions	Correct answers 10h course	Correct answers 30h course	p
Q1 – Asks whether participants feel prepared to identify and assist victims of violence	76%	68%	0.5287
Q2 - Discusses the magnitude of deaths from external causes in Brazil and in São Paulo	24%	36%	0.3545
Q3 - Questions the predictor factors of violence	56%	60%	0.7745
Q4 - Addresses the immediate care to victims of sexual violence	64%	100%	0.0009
Q5 – Asks about the necessary documents to have a legal abortion	72%	76%	0.7471
Q6 - Questions risks after sexual abuse	72%	64%	0.5443
Q7 - Questions the focus of the approach to children victims of domestic violence	72%	80%	0.5078
Q8 - Addresses physical indicators of violence against the elderly	96%	100%	0.3124
Q9 - Addresses the behavior in adulthood of male homosexuals who were victims of sexual violence in the past	84%	84%	0.9999
Q10 - Questions characteristics of psychological violence	92%	100%	0.1489
Q11 - Addresses the violence in the context of mental health	64%	92%	0.0169
Total	69.6	79.20%	0.4469

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[1] Correspondence: Stephanie Pereira Rua Napoleão de Barros, 754 - Vila Clementino CEP 04024-002 - São Paulo, SP, Brazil