VIOLÊNCIA CONTRA PROFISSIONAIS DA ÁREA DA SAÚDE: UMA ANÁLISE DOS EVENTOS NOTICIADOS PELA IMPRENSA SUL-MATO-GROSSENSE

Abstract

It is not news that violence is present in various social contexts. In the workplace, it is a notorious reality that implies risks to the physical and emotional integrity of the worker. Currently, the media are significant in the identity processes of all professions, expressing a social context experienced by citizens. This study is justified by the need to question the profile of violence against health workers reported by the press in Mato Grosso do Sul. This is a quantitative and qualitative study document based, founded on the analysis of journalistic content. The data were extracted from sources that included articles published on violence against health professionals in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The categorical variables used in the data tabulation, which comprise the quantitative analysis, were prepared based on data from SINAN (Information System for Notifiable Diseases). At the same time, information was cross-referenced from the SINAN database, comparing the number of professionals who reported work-related violence with the journalistic content of victims of violence. The qualitative analysis was based on content analysis, based on the reasons reported in the journalistic articles that caused violence against health professionals. The material analyzed indicates that 44 health professionals were victims of work-related violence, of which 51% (n=22) were female, 44% (n=19) were male, and 5% (n=3) were unidentified. 34% (n=15) were doctors, 32% (n=14) were nurses, 25% (n=11) were nursing technicians, 4% (n=2) were dentists, and 5% (n=2) health professionals whose area of activity was not specified. Emergency care units were the places where most reports of violence were made, with 39% (n=17). Verbal violence followed by physical violence were the most reported in the period, with 82% (n=36). The reason for the reported aggressions was specific to each case, however, reading each news article allowed us to extract a general theme that explained the reason for the violence. Most of the aggressions, 29% (n=12), were the result of disagreements in the management of care by the professional. The study highlighted that nursing professionals are the ones who suffer the most work-related violence, especially women, with patients being the main perpetrators of the aggressions. In addition, low adherence to mandatory reporting through SINAN was observed.