Frecuencia de violencia de género en mujeres de 18 a 30 años de edad, atendidas en el Centro de Salud Francisco de Orellana de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Currently, gender-based violence is that which violates the freedom, integrity and dignity of the female sex, regardless of the environment in which the aggression is carried out, something that is no longer considered isolated, but has come to light in our society. In our study of the frequency of gender violence in women between 18 and 30 years of age, whose Objective: was to determine the frequency of gender violence in patients who come to the outpatient clinic of a health center in the city of Guayaquil. Type of study: it was descriptive, quantitative, prospective and cross-sectional. Population: It was 180 women who attended the outpatient consultation and a sample of 80 women was taken. Instrument: questionnaire, Technique: The survey. Results: The average age was 23, 42% had primary education, 78% had a monthly income of less than $ 400, 39% a housewife, 68% came from rural areas, 45% ethnicity, 36% free Union. 84% reported having received intimate partner violence, 78% psychological violence, 44% physical violence, 39% patrimonial violence and 47% sexual violence, the type of injury 55% presented wounds and bruising. Conclusion: Women go to the health center for various types of care, but injuries are shown that show that they are being subjected to some type of violence, generating the main causes of medical care.