CONHECIMENTO DOS RESPONSÁVEIS POR CRIANÇAS DE 0 A 12 ANOS ATENDIDAS EM UMA UBS DE RECIFE - PE ACERCA DE VIOLÊNCIA INFANTIL

Abstract

Objective: To identify the level of knowledge of those responsible for children cared for at a UBS in Recife-PE about child violence. Method: Descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study. The sample was for convenience and consisted of 100 guardians of children attended at UBS Professor Romero Marques (Recife – PE). The research was approved by the CEP with opinion number 3,306,717. The instrument used was a questionnaire containing 23 questions, prepared by the authors from a theoretical framework on the subject. The results were tabulated and descriptively analyzed with theoretical-scientific basis. Results: 60% of the sample recognize physical violence as child violence, 62% said it is not necessary to hit to educate, 94% report that children exposed to family quarrels are more likely to become an aggressor adult; 58% believe that the child is more likely to suffer violence at home, 45% consider slapping and pinching as little violent aggression, 85% understand that rape is just a violent act, as well as punches and kicks (86%). Conclusion: Child violence, despite being a widely explored topic, still has a lot of research field, because when the understanding of this concept is discussed with those responsible for the child, there is still a lot of inconsistency. Parents, often influenced by the education they received, the social environment and external influences, do not see some acts as violence against the child. Although laws were introduced in order to better clarify such questions, doubts and strengthen the ECA, there is still no consolidated strategy for popular education in health, or policies that protect children from the aggressor. For this reason, it is necessary to carry out more studies in this field in order to subsidize data to strengthen and analyze the systems for fighting violence against children.