Situational diagnosis of cases of gender-based violence

Abstract

The present investigation had the intention of detecting cases of gender violence, which is known as physical, sexual, psychological, or social damage against a person. In various kinds of literature, it is referred to as any act of violence that causes damage to the health status of women. The prevalence of gender-based violence worldwide is high, affecting millions of women, which is why it is currently considered one of the main public health problems. For this study, the Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) questionnaire was carried out, which allows the detection of gender-based violence against women in the domestic environment. The main results show that 99 women out of the 223 surveyed have suffered from some type of abuse. violence, wherepsychological and economic violence is the most frequent.