Políticas públicas e práticas de enfrentamento a violência doméstica contra as mulheres: revisão integrativa

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the Brazilian scientific evidence about public policies to combat and protect domestic violence against women. This is an integrative review, with a search carried out in Lilacs, SciElo and PubMed data sources, using the time frame from 2006 to 2021, being the collection carried out between the months of March to July 2022. The descriptors used were selected according to from the controlled vocabulary Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS), being combined with the Boolean operators (AND and OR), constituting the search strategy: (“domestic violence”) OR (“violence against women”) AND (“policies public”). The Health Sciences Descriptors were also used: (“domestic violence”) OR (“violence against women”) AND (“public policy”). For the selection of studies, the following inclusion criteria were considered: original articles, in Portuguese, free of charge, that were available in full, and the exclusion criteria were articles that did not include the guiding question: “What is the scientific production in Brazil? , referring to Public Policies to combat and protect domestic violence against women?” Results: Searches in the databases retrieved 126 articles, of which 09 were included in the sample. Two categories were identified: Repercussions of the Maria da Penha Law and Public Policies in the Assistance Network. Conclusion: There is an urgent need for training, training of health professionals for efficient and humanized care, public policies aimed at deconstructing sexist roles, urgent measures for women in situations of violence to have their Human Rights assured, the findings point to lack of research focused on public policies aimed at combating domestic violence against women, as well as the need for productions in other areas of knowledge.