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Revista de Salud Pública
Print version ISSN 0124-0064
Abstract
MORA-LADINO, Mauricio et al. Exposure to gender violence in a population of women consulting a Community Psychiatry service in Cali, Colombia. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2022, vol.24, n.2, pp.1-. Epub Apr 06, 2022. ISSN 0124-0064. https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v24n2.100270.
Objective
This study aims to know the social characteristics, mental health symptoms, and exposure of violence of women who are patients of the community psychiatry service in a Primary Care Institution.
Methodology
An observational and descriptive study was conducted. Patients were women who have been treated in the Community Mental Health Program in two healthcare centers of the Ladera Health Network: E.S.E in Cali, Colombia. 157 records from 2018 was analyzed using descriptive statistics for sociodemographic and clinical variables and those related to their psychiatric history.
Results
43.59% of all women consulted for affective disorders. None reported any situation related to violence as the reason for consultation. However, violent situations were enunciated by 15.92% of the women in the "current illness" box, while 39.49% pointed it out as part of "personal history," and 15.29% related it to the "family history".
Comparing this group of women exposed to violence with those not exposed, it was found that depressive disorders were more frequent in the exposed group (58.53%; p=0.035). Pharmacological management was more frequent in unexposed women and psychosocial in exposed women (p<0.05).
Conclusions
Although some form of violence had been stated within the medical record content, less than 2% of the reports included diagnoses related to gender violence.
Keywords : Gender-based violence; community psychiatry; mental health services (source: MeSH, NLM).