Prevalencia de la violencia física y sexual contra las mujeres de la parroquia San Joaquín de la ciudad de Cuenca. Cuenca 2015

Abstract

Background Recent studies indicate the global prevalence figures that 35 % of women worldwide have suffered violence. (1) 30 % of women have had a relationship report experiencing some form of violence and these can lead to problems of physical, mental, sexual health. (2) According to national figures, in Ecuador eight out of ten women suffer some kind of abuse. In 2011, 2,800 cases were registered in complaints in 2012 were 3,400 and in 2013 4,000. Azuay province ranks fifth nationally. Since the start of operation of the Office on Violence Against Women and Family there are 2,279 cases admitted. (3) Goal: To determine the prevalence of physical and sexual violence against women of the Parish of San Joaquin Cuenca. Methodology: The research is quantitative descriptive where the universe is 4100 women, the sample is 96. The method of study is observational; the National Survey on Violence Against Women applies (ENVIM 2003), which is divided into two parts: physical and sexual violence by determining the prevalence as the sum of the reactive, being about 98 physical and sexual about 12 pointsTo give more credence to our research has made a drawing of the 24 neighborhoods that make up the parish San Joaquin Barrios being selected: Balzay Low, Low and San Jose Barabòn in which the survey will be applied equitably to 32 women in each neighborhood