Knowledge and attitudes of rural healthcare providers regarding domestic violence against women: a systematic review

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Palavras-chave:

Domestic violence, Intimate partner violence, Rural health services, Spouse abuse, Women, Educational background, Rural environment, Females victims

Resumo

BACKGROUND: Specific types of violence such as intimate partner sexual violence and intimate partner homicide occur more frequently in rural areas.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to systematically review the literature on the knowledge and attitudes of rural healthcare providers regarding cases of domestic violence against women.
DESIGN AND SETTING: Systematic review developed at Universidade Federal de Uberlândia.
METHODS: We conducted an electronic search of six databases, which only included observational studies, regardless of the year, language, or country of publication, except for studies that used secondary data and were exclusively qualitative. Two reviewers performed the selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment using a specific Joanna Briggs Institute tool.
RESULTS: Six studies met the inclusion criteria. All the studies had a low risk of bias. Approximately 38% of these professionals identified injuries caused by violence in patients. When asked about knowing the correct attitude to take in cases of confirmed violence, between 12% and 64% of rural healthcare providers answered positively; most of them would refer to specialized institutions and promote victim empowerment and counseling. The number of professionals with an educational background in the field ranged
from 16% to 98%.
CONCLUSIONS: The evident disparity across studies shows that some professionals have suboptimal knowledge and require training to adopt the correct attitude when identifying female victims of domestic violence in clinical practice.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: This systematic review was registered in the Open Science Frame work Database under the registration http://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/B7Q6S.

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Biografia do Autor

Cláudio Tarso de Jesus Santos Nascimento, Universidade Ceuma, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

MSc. Physical Educator, Doctoral student, Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Universidade Ceuma, São Luís (MA), Brazil.

Maria Tereza Campos Vidigal, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

MSc. Dentist, Master’s student, Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal
de Uberlândia, Uberlândia (MG), Brazil.

Vinícius Henrique Ferreira Pereira de Oliveira, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil

MSc. Dentist, Master’s student, Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry of Araraquara, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Araraquara (SP), Brazil.

Raquel Porto Alegre Valente Franco, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

MSc. Dentist, Doctoral student, Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia (MG), Brazil.

Walbert Andrade Vieira, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

MSc. Dentist, Doctoral student, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Endodontics Division, School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Piracicaba (SP), Brazil.

Adriana de Jesus-Soares, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

PhD. Dentist, Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Endodontics Division, School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Piracicaba (SP), Brazil.

Rafael Rodrigues Lima, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil

PhD. Dentist, Professor, Laboratory of Functional and Structural Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém (PA), Brazil.

Ademir Franco, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

PhD. Dentist, Professor, Division of Forensic Dentistry, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas (SP), Brazil.

Luiz Renato Paranhos, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

PhD. Dentist, Professor, Division of Preventive and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia (MG), Brazil.

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2025-03-27

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Nascimento CT de JS, Vidigal MTC, Oliveira VHFP de, Franco RPAV, Vieira WA, Jesus-Soares A de, Lima RR, Franco A, Paranhos LR. Knowledge and attitudes of rural healthcare providers regarding domestic violence against women: a systematic review. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 27º de março de 2025 [citado 15º de outubro de 2025];142(3):1-9. Disponível em: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/3021

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