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Studying domestic violence : perceptions of women in Chiapas, Mexico

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 En: Reproductive Health Matters volumen 4, número 7 (May 1996), páginas 122-128Nota de acceso: Disponible para usuarios de ECOSUR con su clave de acceso Resumen:
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In Chiapas, Mexico, poverty, political conflict, and limited resources may exacerbate the occurrence of domestic violence and reproductive health problems while limiting the provision of services to those who need them. In order to explore this situation, a study was undertaken to determine the sexual and reproductive health of Ladina women living in the border region of Chiapas. Initial findings on the perceptions of 40 of these women (aged 19-62) about domestic violence were gleaned through focus groups and interviews. Discussions of domestic violence were eased by placing them in hypothetical contexts. During the interviews, 74 cases of physical abuse, 35 cases of sexual violence, and 6 cases of threatened violence were reported. Women ascribed causes to 64 of the events, and they most often involved a woman's supposed offense or transgression of her role (disobedience, actual or imagined infidelity). The violent behavior of the men was also ascribed to their consumption of alcohol, machismo, poverty, or attempts to get their wife to leave them.

The consequences of the violence included anger, repulsion, lack of sexual pleasure, sadness, fear, mental trauma, nervousness, anxiety, disappointment, worry, despair, and regret. The women suggested that the violence could be dealt with through the strategies of leaving the aggressor, accepting the violence, or self-defense. When women were perceived to share the blame for inciting the violence, overt resistant action occurred less frequently than it did when women were not seen to be part of the cause. In almost all of the violent events described, the perpetrator was the victim's husband or partner. Domestic violence of this sort has a negative impact on women's reproductive health because it often occurs in connection with pregnancy and delivery or with fidelity and sexuality. Domestic violence also interferes with a woman's ability to seek care because it increases the control which men exert over women and leads to gender inequities.

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In Chiapas, Mexico, poverty, political conflict, and limited resources may exacerbate the occurrence of domestic violence and reproductive health problems while limiting the provision of services to those who need them. In order to explore this situation, a study was undertaken to determine the sexual and reproductive health of Ladina women living in the border region of Chiapas. Initial findings on the perceptions of 40 of these women (aged 19-62) about domestic violence were gleaned through focus groups and interviews. Discussions of domestic violence were eased by placing them in hypothetical contexts. During the interviews, 74 cases of physical abuse, 35 cases of sexual violence, and 6 cases of threatened violence were reported. Women ascribed causes to 64 of the events, and they most often involved a woman's supposed offense or transgression of her role (disobedience, actual or imagined infidelity). The violent behavior of the men was also ascribed to their consumption of alcohol, machismo, poverty, or attempts to get their wife to leave them. Inglés

The consequences of the violence included anger, repulsion, lack of sexual pleasure, sadness, fear, mental trauma, nervousness, anxiety, disappointment, worry, despair, and regret. The women suggested that the violence could be dealt with through the strategies of leaving the aggressor, accepting the violence, or self-defense. When women were perceived to share the blame for inciting the violence, overt resistant action occurred less frequently than it did when women were not seen to be part of the cause. In almost all of the violent events described, the perpetrator was the victim's husband or partner. Domestic violence of this sort has a negative impact on women's reproductive health because it often occurs in connection with pregnancy and delivery or with fidelity and sexuality. Domestic violence also interferes with a woman's ability to seek care because it increases the control which men exert over women and leads to gender inequities. Inglés

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