Underreporting of violence against women: an analysis of two data sources.
Nadia Machado de VasconcelosRegina Tomei Ivata BernalJuliana Bottoni de SouzaPolyanna Helena Coelho BordoniCaroline SteinCarolina de Vargas Nunes CollJoseph MurrayDéborah Carvalho MaltaPublished in: Ciencia & saude coletiva (2023)
This article aims to estimate the underreporting of violence against women (VAW) in the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN), based on data from the National Survey of Health (NSH), in Brazil and subnational units (SU). This work was an ecological study using SINAN and NSH, both from 2019. In SINAN, reports of sexual, physical, and psychological VAW, aged 18 years or older, were selected. In the NSH, women of the same age group who reported psychological, physical, or sexual violence, and who had sought health care due to consequences of the violence were selected. SINAN underreporting was calculated in reference to the NSH's estimated population, for Brazil and each SU. Underreporting of VAW in Brazil was 98.5%, 75.9%, and 89.4% for psychological, physical, and sexual violence, respectively. The North and Northeast states presented the lowest reporting rates among the states. VAW in Brazil is highly underreported by the health sector, showing the need for adequate training of health professionals to recognize situations of violence and raise awareness of the importance of reporting.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- healthcare
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- physical activity
- adverse drug
- pregnancy outcomes
- public health
- electronic health record
- health information
- type diabetes
- risk assessment
- climate change
- cervical cancer screening
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- machine learning
- social media
- data analysis
- human health
- community dwelling
- depressive symptoms
- middle aged
- health insurance
- tertiary care
- deep learning