Violência contra mulheres na COVID-19: um diálogo entre questões estruturais, políticas de saúde e experiências de enfrentamento

Abstract

The category of external causes is one of the main causes of morbimortality in Brazil, which includes accidents and violence. These conditions are important public health issues and, because of its complex nature, require intersectorial and intersectional actions of health promotion, prevention and recovery of victims. Besides, when gender, social class and racial matters are considered, the impacts of racism, and gender and social inequality in physical and mental health of the population are brought to light. With the beginning of COVID-19 pandemics in the year of 2020, inequalities were exacerbated and certain groups became even more vulnerable to violence situations, such as women. It is indeed necessary to comprehend the phenomenon of violences in this context, articulating it with structural issues, health policies and organized civil society experiences already implemented, and others emerging from the pandemics. The present study has as objective to present and discuss the theme of violence against women beginning with a systematic literature review, going from January 2020 to May 2021. It is proposed, in addiction, an exploratory review of public policies and protection actions concerning violences, active during the pandemics, concerning State and the organized civil society, pointing out possible paths of prevention of violences against women.