NOTIFICATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN PERNAMBUCO BETWEEN 2009 AND 2022

Abstract

Introduction: Gender violence is a contemporary agenda in the world, and society has brought to the debate issues such as machismo, domestic violence, and femicide. The objective of this study is to describe the occurrence and characteristics of violence against women reported in the State of Pernambuco. Methods: Public data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN/DATASUS) regarding physical violence, psychological violence, sexual violence, and financial violence in the state from 2009 to 2022 were analyzed, as well as the sociodemographic profile of the victim, place of occurrence of the violence, and its perpetrators. Results: The largest number of notifications of violence against women is of the type of physical violence by an intimate partner and occurred in the victim's own home in women over 14 years of age. A higher frequency of sexual violence was also observed in girls between 10 and 14 years old, and there was a reduction in the number of notifications in the first year of the pandemic (2020). Conclusions: The women who were victims of violence in Pernambuco in the period analyzed are often black, have a low level of education, and are between 20 and 50 years old. It is believed that underreporting was aggravated during the pandemic.