FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS: EXTENDING KNOWLEDGES AND PRACTICES FOR NURSING

Camila Biazus Dalcin,Dirce Stein Backes,Adriane Maria Netto De Oliveira,Francisca Georgina Macedo De Sousa,Hedi Crecencia Heckler De Siqueira,Fabricio Batistin Zanatta

doi:10.1590/0104-07072016004530014

Abstract

ABSTRACT This study aimed to identify the factors associated with violence among students of public schools located in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul. It is an observational, transversal and analytical study. The sample was made up of 435 students aged from 10 to 19 years old. The data were collected through a structured questionnaire applied via interview. Associations between the dependent and independent variables were taken from the Poisson regression model. Once analyzed, the data evidenced greater prevalence between violence and the following variables: male sex, larger number of siblings, and a low income; while religion was associated as an indicator of protection for psychological violence. It is concluded that interdepartmental, interdisciplinary and multidimensional approaches constitute an important strategy for promoting health and reducing violence in schools, above all in communities with indicators of vulnerability. Specific strategies for the work of the nurse are indicated for preventing risks associated with violence.

Highlights

Violence is revealed to be an important component in discussions on health due to its impact on individual and collective health
Considering the importance of identifying the factors related with violence in schools, as well as how to intervene proactively and responsibly, above all in regions with indicators of vulnerability, the question is raised: What factors are associated with violence in schools? With the objective of answering this question, the present study aimed to identify the factors associated with violence among students of public schools located in the Central Region of Rio Grande do Sul
One study undertaken with 699 students from the region of Barra do Garças, in the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso revealed that the prevalence of the behavior of violence among adolescents was 18.6%6, corroborating the present study, which showed a frequency of violence suffered of 18.9%

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Violence is revealed to be an important component in discussions on health due to its impact on individual and collective health. It is a growing social problem, revealed through the rates of morbidity and mortality of victims of violence.[1] In this perspective, violence goes beyond aggression per se, due to the consequences reflected in society, often causing fear and restrictions for the people involved in it and weaving various interrelationships which affect the whole and the parts which integrate the context characterized by violence.[2]. Adolescents’ exposure to a wide variety of forms of violence can lead to the development of illnesses such as depression, and other risks to their health.[4]

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