Violence Prevention Center in Primary Health Care

Abstract

Objective: Violence is recognized as a public health problem that must be addressed at all levels of health care. Primary Health Care (PHC) is considered the care provider in the health sector, and studies focused on this level of care are important in the context of the National Policy for Reducing Morbidity and Mortality from Accidents and Violence (PNRMAV). Therefore, this article focuses on the strategy of creating Violence Prevention Centers (NPV) in municipalities, focusing on the experience of implementing NPV by PHC in the municipality of Maricá (RJ). The objective is to analyze the implementation of NPV as a strategy for addressing violence by PHC. Method: Through a qualitative study of an analytical nature, using the data collection technique in four focus groups with 43 PHC professionals and a multidisciplinary team. Results: The main results highlight the difficulty professionals have in identifying the types of violence. As well as the understanding of the importance of reporting to confront violence within the PHC, but still seen as a major challenge, especially in the most violent territories. The professionals listed the contribution of the NPV strategy in training, in monitoring reported cases of violence using a spreadsheet and in the materialization of intra and intersectoral networking. Conclusion: The contribution of the NPV was observed, since the very existence of the center made the issue visible within this level of care, since the mobilization generated by the NPV encourages identification and reporting, otherwise, demands related to violence would not be discussed and would often go unnoticed, as well as the opportunities within this level of care for violence prevention work and monitoring of people in situations of violence