Comprehensive Care for Women in Situations of Violence: Development of an Intervention in Primary Health Care
Violence against Women. Primary Health Care. Professional Training. Continuing Health Education.
INTRODUCTION: This study addresses violence against women as a public health issue, focusing on the role of Primary Health Care (PHC) professionals and the challenges that hinder the guarantee of comprehensive care for women experiencing violence within the health system. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the impact of a Permanent Health Education (PHE) workshop for PHC professionals regarding violence against women. METHODOLOGY: This is an exploratory and descriptive methodological study aimed at developing and conducting a permanent education workshop for health professionals on violence against women in PHC in Assú/RN, Brazil. The training activities took place between October 8 and 29, 2024, conducted by the study’s author. To assess the workshop’s impact, an instrument was used based on the document “Guidelines for monitoring and evaluating actions of the permanent education policy” published in 2022 by the brazilian Ministry of Health. For organization and systematization, data were tabulated in Microsoft Excel 2013 spreadsheets. Additionally, the researcher’s field diary was used for qualitative analysis. The material recorded perceptions, interactions, difficulties, and subjective aspects of the process and was analyzed in light of the PHE framework. The study was approved by CEP-HUOL/UFRN (no. 7.059.963). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Thirteen PHC professionals from the municipality of Assú/RN participated in the activities, all of them female. Most participants were under 30 years old and worked as nurses. It was found that the indicators Satisfaction and Performance, assessed in the dimensions “Evaluation of the perception of the educational action” and “Evaluation of learning,” respectively, showed positive results. Furthermore, difficulties in implementing the workshop were identified, especially due to the management transition period and the low participation of professionals. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The workshop enabled PHC professionals to develop flowcharts for interventions with women experiencing violence, strengthening actions in the municipality. However, structural challenges remain, such as the centralization of care in social assistance and weaknesses in the articulation of the Health Care Network.