Cases of violence involving transvestites and transsexuals in a northeastern Brazilian city. / Situações de violência contra travestis e transexuais em um município do nordeste brasileiro.
Rev Gaucha Enferm
; 37(2): e56407, 2016 Jun.
Article
in En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27253596
ABSTRACT
Objective To analyze cases of violence against transvestites and transsexuals based on their sociodemographic profile. Method Cross-sectional, descriptive research performed in Cajazeiras / Paraíba, consisting of 16 transvestites and transsexuals. Data collection took place in April 2014 and was analyzed descriptively. Results The typology of violence that victimized transvestites and transsexuals were verbal (91.96%), psychological (58.33%) and physical (33.33%), often between 24 hours and six months preceding the survey. Regarding the spatiality the street, school and health services were all scenarios of aggression. With respect to the offending agent, the findings point towards neighbors, family members and health professionals. All forms of violence happened between agents and spaces of aggression. Conclusions Violence among this population, silence around the situations of abuse became more pronounced as did its invisibility in the social and institutional context, reflecting the inhibition of human rights and concealment of reality.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Transvestism
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Violence
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Transgender Persons
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
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Pt
Journal:
Rev Gaucha Enferm
Journal subject:
ENFERMAGEM
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil