Violence Against Women and Consequences During Climacteric´s Phase (DV)

April 7, 2010 updated by: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Domestic and Sexual Violence Against Women: Consequences for Climacteric´s Phase

Objective- Analysis of the health status of women who were or are victims of domestic and sexual violence seeking attention at the outpatient clinic for Endocrines Gynecology and Climactery - University of Sao Paulo General Hospital.

To widen the comprehension of the binomial relationship violence-pathologies by professionals/staff who work in health services, offering women in such situation humane, comprehensive and qualified attention. Specific Objectives: decreasing the rates of domestic and sexual violence against women employing: prevention, health education and treatment - within the context of health services and public policies.

Methodology - Project Type: Research in Action A- Attention to women in a situation of domestic and sexual violence during climactery; B- Information/Education/Communication (IEC) C- Behavioral Intervention (IC) D- Institutional Development (DI). Target Populations: 1. Women (during the ages of 40 to 65 years) who were or are victims of domestic and/or sexual violence; 2. Professional/staff who work in services attending women in sexual and domestic violent situations (health professionals, policemen, civil society) in areas located within the South Regional Health Coordination - SRC. To collect information, a semi structured questionnaire will be employed during seven months in 2009.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Trained professionals will work in the regions of: Campo Limpo, M'Boi Mirim, Santo Amaro and neighboring regions, neighborhood in which the Social Vulnerability Index of São Paulo (IPVS) shows high records.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

300

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Brazil
      • São Paulo, Brazil, 05403-900
        • Hospital das Clinicas of the Medicine College of the University of São Paulo

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

40 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women (during the ages of 40 to 65 years) who were or are victims of domestic and/or sexual violence

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women who were not victims of domestic and/or sexual violence.
  • Women that were not 40 to 65 years.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Therapy for Women reporting violence
Asking about life experience with violence and Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
Other: Identifying experience with violence
Asking about life experience with violence and Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
Other Names:
  • Therapy
  • Violence attention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sessions of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is good for women subject to sexual violence.
Time Frame: 8 months
Women subjected to sexual violence had significative higher incidence of depression and fibromyalgia that did not respond to classic treatment; after two of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy started to respond to medicine previously employed.
8 months
PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN CHILDOOD AND/OR ADOLESCENTS: LESSER PREVALENCE OF COMORBIDITIES IN CLIMACTERIC´S PHASE.
Time Frame: four months

Analyzing among women who suffered violence in childhood and/or adolescence comorbidities they suffered in climacteric´s phase. We applied a semi-structured questionnaire for women in climactery who suffered domestic violence. We performed descriptive and comparative analysis on violences both groups (violence in childhood and/or adolescence and violence in adulthood) with chronic affections presented in climactery.

Conclusion: suffering domestic violence during childhood and/or adolescence presents higher prevalence of comorbidities during climacteric´s phase.
four months
Analyzing among women who suffered violence the comorbidities they suffered in climacteric´s phase.
Time Frame: 3 months
Chronic pathologies in women who suffered violence in childhood/adolescence: Hypertension 47,5%, Diabetes 14,17%, Depression 70,0%;Labyrintitis 36,67%, Fybromialgy 30,83%, Rheumatic disease 25,0%, Ovarian cancer 1,67%, Uterine cancer 3,33%, Disk hernia 13,33%, Allergies 30,83%, Bronchitis 10,83%, Thrombosis 6,67%. Comparing these women to those who suffered violence during adulthood, these women resulted in higher prevalence of Diabetes, Depression, Labyrintitis, Ovarian cancer, Bronchitis/breathing allergies and Thrombosis, when compared to women subjected to violence during adulthood.
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sessions of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is good for women subject to sexual violence.
Time Frame: 8 months
Women subjected to violence in any phase of their lives had at least three chronic comorbidities. The correlation between having been subjected to violence and suffering from depression, fibromyalgia or sexual dysfunctions (statistical significant).
8 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Collaborators

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Núcleo de Estudos Sobre Violência e Humanização da Assistencia à Saúde

Investigators

  • Study Director: Edmund C Baracat, Titular Prof, University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 7, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

December 9, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 8, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 7, 2010

Last Verified

March 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 180/09 (Other Identifier: EKBB)

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