Experiência e Percepção das Trabalhadoras de DEAMs sob Influência da Pandemia COVID-19

Tatiana Otto Stock; Maria Leonor Gonsales Martins da Silva; Stephanie da Selva Guimarães; Ângelo Brandelli Costa

Experience and Perception of DEAMs Workers under the Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors

Tatiana Otto Stock Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3186-3426
Maria Leonor Gonsales Martins da Silva Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5099-6270
Stephanie da Selva Guimarães Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7184-6228
Ângelo Brandelli Costa Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0742-8152

Abstract

Due to concern about how the pandemic would impact violence against women and the complexity involved in this problem, the objective of this study is to understand the experience of workers at Delegacia Especializada no Atendimento à Mulher (DEAM) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a qualitative, exploratory, and cross-sectional study carried out with semi-structured interviews with police officers from DEAMs and analyzed using thematic analysis. As a result, three main themes and ten sub themes related to institutional, social, and pandemic aspects emerged. Highlighted are (a) the importance of the work environment for health and job satisfaction and (b) the impact of COVID-19 safety measures on institutional functioning. From the analysis of the interviews, it is concluded that there is still a need for greater investment by the State in terms of personnel and legislative effectiveness and the specialized network. In this way, workers might have adequate working conditions for respectful and effective care.

Keywords: violence against women, workers, pandemic.

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Published

2023-06-01

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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2023): rPOT N2/2023

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