O silêncio na violência

Abstract

This work lies within the Research Project entitled "SAUVI- Health and Violence: Subsidies for Public Policies Formulation of Health Promotion and Violence Prevention, which consists of a household survey conducted in the city of Betim / MG, in 2014 and 2015. The objective was to study people's attitudes to violence, specifically, their silence, or not, when facing it. The sample comprised 1,129 people aged 20 years and over, resident in private and permanent households located in theurban census sectors in the city of Betim. It used a stratified sampling byconglomerates in various stages. The primary sampling unit was the census sector, the secondary one was the household, and the tertiary the person who answered a structured interview (questionnaire). The selection of people within the households took into account the homogeneity between gender and age in the sample, and itwas based on the Kish Tables (1965). The sample was calculated with a maximum margin of error of 1.9% for violence proportion in cities and degree of trust of 95%. It was made a descriptive analysis with simple and cross frequency distribution of the variables studied. Two indicators were also constructed, meaning, a violence indicator in adult (IVA), and a silence indicator in adult (ISA). The association between indicators levels was studied from the correspondence analysis, also used o check associations between other variables. The results showed that the experienced violence was reported by 15.1% of those interviewed. The research hashown that people have sought help after experiencing violence, but there is silence (12, 3%) The silence identified was slightly higher among men (12.5%), and among young people (15.9%). Except for postgraduates, in all educational levels there was silence. Married people (13.5%), white/Asian individuals (16,7%), religious practitioners (12.9%), and people with income up to 3 minimum wages were the majority. The frequency of silence was higher at household (22%) and lower in thestreet (7,7%), but it was not enough to indicate a statistical difference. Most people reported that they believe in preventing violence (77,8%), however, the silence was much higher among those who do not believe in prevention (27.6%). The silence among those who believe, those who do not believe and those who do not know are statistically different. Health services were barely mentioned, among adults who have experienced violence, as places where they seek help. The debate about silence and he actions taken after experiencing violence should be broad and involve several social actors