RESUMO Objetivo: caracterizar mulheres em situacao de violencia atendidas no Centro Jacobina (CJ), em Sao Leopoldo-RS. Metodo : estudo transversal. A analise foi realizada por meio de estatistica descritiva a partir da questao norteadora: “Quem sao as mulheres atendidas no CJ? Como chegam ate la?”. Participaram as mulheres atendidas no CJ, de janeiro a dezembro de 2011. A coleta foi realizada nos relatorios estatisticos da instituicao. O projeto de pesquisa teve a aprovacao do Comite de Etica em Pesquisa, CAAE: 04951912.0.0000.5344. Resultados: 61% tinham 18 a 40 anos, 78,6% raca/etnia cor branca, 60% ensino fundamental incompleto, 32,23% exerciam atividade no lar ou desempregadas, ex-companheiros representaram 79% dos agressores; violencia psicologica e moral 58% e a fisica 19%. O boletim de ocorrencia policial havia sido realizado por 25% das mulheres. Conclusao: dados apontam para a gravidade do problema da violencia contra a mulher, em especial, a perpetrada por ex-companheiro. Descritores : Violencia; Violencia Contra a Mulher; Profissionais de Saude. ABSTRACT Objective : to characterize women victims of violence assisted at Jacobina Centre (CJ) in Sao Leopoldo-RS. Method : cross-sectional study. The analysis from the guiding question “who are the women assited at CJ? How do they go there?”. Women treated at CJ, from January to December 2011 participated in the study. Data collection was held in the statistical reports of the institution. Analysis by descriptive statistics. The research project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee, CAAE: 04951912.0.0000.5344. Results : 61% were 18 to 40 years old, 78.6% white race/ethnicity, 60% incomplete elementary education, 32.23% had activities at home or were unemployed, ex-partners represented 79% of aggressor; 58% with psychological and moral violence and 19% were physical violence. The police report had been carried out by 25% of women. Conclusion : data show the seriousness of the problem of violence against women, in particular, perpetrated by ex-partners. Descriptors: Violence; Violence Against Women; Health Professionals. RESUMEN Objetivo: caracterizar mujeres en situacion de violencia atendidas en el Centro Jacobina (CJ), en Sao Leopoldo-RS. Metodo: estudio transversal. Analisis a partir de la pregunta guiadora “?Quienes son las mujeres atendidas en el CJ? ?Como llegan hasta alli?” Participaron las mujeres atendidas en el CJ, de enero a diciembre de 2011. La recoleccion de datos fue realizada en los informes estadisticos de la institucion. Analisis por medio de estadistica descriptiva. El proyecto de investigacion tuvo la aprobacion del Comite de Etica en Investigacion, CAAE: 04951912.0.0000.5344. Resultados: 61% tenian 18 a 40 anos, 78,6% raza/etnia color blanca, 60% ensenanza primaria incompleta, 32,23% ejercian actividad en el hogar o desempleadas, excompaneros representaron 79% de los agresores; violencia psicologica y moral 58% y la fisica 19%. El informe policial habia sido realizado por 25% de las mujeres. Conclusion: datos muestran para la gravidez del problema de la violencia contra la mujer, en especial, la perpetrada por excompanero. Descriptores : Violencia; Violencia Contra la Mujer; Profesionales de Salud. Normal 0 21 false false false PT-BR X-NONE X-NONE st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:Tabela normal; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Times New Roman; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Times New Roman; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}