Abstract
Objective
To verify the prevalence of violence against women perpetrated by the intimate partner, to identify the predominant factor of resilience, to verify whether intimate partner violence influences resilience.
Methods
Cross-sectional analytical epidemiological research with a total of 291 women between 18 and 59 years old, users of Primary Health Care, from April to July 2018 in a city in the western Brazilian Amazon. Instruments: socioeconomic questionnaire; violence tracker validated by Schraiber et al.; resilience scale validated by Pesce et al.
Results
Prevalence of violence in the last 12 months: 53.3%. The highest concentration of participants was in Factor I of resilience with 55% of participants. There is a statistically significant relationship between the variables of physical violence and resilience (p=0.023).
Conclusion
More than half of the participants suffered intimate partner violence, mainly psychological violence, followed by physical and sexual violence. The Resilient Factor of perseverance I, discipline, good humor and empathy predominated in the participants. Physical violence negatively influenced the development of self-confidence and adaptability, making these women less flexible to change, more dependent and with less self-confidence.
Intimate partner violence; Violence against women; Resilience, psychological; Primary health care; Prevalence