Consecuencias de la violencia de pareja en mujeres del cantón Pujilí

Abstract

The different types of violence suffered by women by their partners can have consequences in the long, medium and short term, which are detrimental since they damage the integrity, individual physical and mental health of each of the victims. Objective: Analyze the consequences of intimate partner violence on women in the Pujilí canton. Methodology: Quantitative, descriptive and transversal; A data collection based on numerical measurement and statistical analysis was carried out to establish behavior patterns. The population was 400 women, the sample was intentional, selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, leaving a total of 200 women who participated in the study. Result: 80% of women say they have suffered physiological sequelae at home, 90% said they have been exposed to loud noises caused by their partners. In relation to the psychological consequences, 90% of women say they have routine and unmanageable stress, likewise, 70% of women say they feel sad all the time, 60% of women mention having low self-esteem, feeling unable to carry out any type of activity. Within the sexual and reproductive consequences, it was possible to show that 70% of the women indicated that they had almost always had abortions in the last 5 years of their lives, accompanied by 80% of urinary infections. In the behavioral consequences, it was evidenced that 90% of the respondents indicated that they take care of themselves only with a condom or condom, 80% said they had painful sexual intercourse, revealing the lack of sexual education in women. Conclusion: Most of the women claimed to be victims of intimate partner violence, resulting in physiological, psychological, sexual, reproductive and behavioral changes. The results obtained in this study is that the aggressors take very different behaviors when they are under the influence of alcohol or other substances, the same behaviors that can be adaptive by the human being, however, the high percentage of women violated by their partners was evidenced. because the majority of women see violence as something normal already in their homes. Therefore, in terms of prevention, it is ideal to implement or develop effective strategic plans that are aimed at preventing and eradicating violence against women.