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PERCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENTS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
John Carlos de Souza Leite, Kadson Araujo da Silva, Grayce Alencar Albuquerque, Maria do Socorro Vieira Lopes ·
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Objective To understand the perceptions of community health agents about domestic violence against children and adolescents. Methods Descriptive, exploratory study with a qualitative approach, carried out in the city of Iguatu, Ceará, Brazil, with 68 community health workers in 2018, through focus groups. Data were organized into themes and interpreted according to the relevant literature, using the “Category analysis of content”. Results Participants understand that violence against minors permeates the physical, covering verbal and psychological violence, feeling helpless in acting on domestic violence against children and adolescents, not recognizing the support of health and social assistance institutions, focusing on them. if in the Guardianship Council. Still, they are afraid of reprisals and recognize the fragility in the ethical treatment of cases of violence, with possible breach of confidentiality, understanding that the confrontation of violence is done with the approach of the family, not just the minor. Conclusion Interventional difficulties and fear of reprisals were evidenced in the perceptions, compromising professional activities, generating underreporting and non-effective intervention in cases of violence against children and adolescents.