Abstract
ABSTRACT Objective: to know the feelings and coping strategies used by the multi-professional team in relation to cases of legal interruption of pregnancy. Method: a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, conducted with 21 professionals in a hospital in the Southern Region of Brazil in September and October 2018. The participants were selected by the snowball technique and answered semi-structured individual interviews. The data were analyzed according to Minayo's operative proposal. Results: two thematic categories were unveiled: feelings related to participation in the process of legal interruption of pregnancy and ways of coping and support service of the institution. The participants revealed feelings ranging from indifference to empathy, and that their main ways of coping are the search for specialized services, conversation groups, family and religion. Conclusion: it was observed that the cases assisted give rise to diverse feelings in the professionals and, according to reports, they do not receive any form of support from the institution to deal with them.
Highlights
The World Health Organization defines sexual violence as any sexual act or attempt to obtain sexual intercourse, unwelcome sexual advances or comments, or trafficking or any other form, against a person’s sexuality using coercion
Feelings related to the participation of the professional in the process of legal interruption of pregnancy
This study aimed to highlight the feelings and ways of coping of the multi-professional team that works with cases of legal interruption of pregnancy; it evidenced that a large part of the health professionals who assist these cases of legal interruption of pregnancy is not prepared to experience the aspects that this process unleashes in themselves
Summary
The World Health Organization defines sexual violence as any sexual act or attempt to obtain sexual intercourse, unwelcome sexual advances or comments, or trafficking or any other form, against a person’s sexuality using coercion. The impacts of sexual violence on the victim’s life represent a serious violation of human rights.[1]. In Brazil there has been an improvement in legislation that guarantees constitutional rights to women, in a clear attempt to guarantee health care for victims of violence. There is a gap with regard to the development of studies that assess the effectiveness of the legal devices for tackling violence against women.[2]. According to the Map of Violence in Brazil, in 2015 of all the reported cases of violence, 11.9% were of a sexual nature. There was predominance of domestic space in 71.9% of the cases.[3]
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