Situaciones de violencia en la atención gineco obstétrica en mujeres de la comunidad de San Eduardo.

Abstract

Currently, gynecological-obstetric care is of great importance worldwide. However, when the necessary quality and warmth is not provided by the health team, a significant problem arises: gynecological-obstetric violence. Objective: To identify situations of violence in gynecological-obstetric care among women in the San Eduardo community. Design: descriptive, quantitative, crosssectional, retrospective. Population and sample: 50 women through nonprobabilistic convenience sampling. Technique: survey. Instrument: Questionnaire of questions of the INEC form. Section 8. Results: In relation to gynecological-obstetric characteristics, women with menarche from 10 to 13 years of age (60%), gestation 1 to 2 (36%), sexual debut from 16 to 18 years of age (46%), as for situations of obstetric violence (80%); they also presented gynecological violence (70%); In relation to the types of violence, there was evidence of physical violence (60%) with an outstanding number of women who were repeatedly touched without prior consent, and there were also results of psychological violence, with a predominance of offensive comments (24%). Conclusion: The present investigation shows the high number of women belonging to theSan Eduardo Community who have experienced some type ofgynecological-obstetric violence, but on very few occasions it was reported due to the perception of normality that exists on this subject.