Antonia Angulo-Tuesta’s scientific contributions

Describe the socioeconomic characteristics and the exposure to violence of women monitored in a Psychosocial Care Center II (CAPS), and analyze the professionals' understanding of this reality. Quali-quantitative study that included the sociodemographic inventory and the history of violence of 33 women, and the analysis of the narratives of six health professionals. Domestic violence against women goes through more than one stage of the interviewees' lives. The main forms are sexual and physical violence, mainly by (ex) intimate partners. Health professionals understand violence in individual and social aspects permeated by gender and power relations. There is no consensus on some actions, such as intersectorality with the legal and women's protection areas, the issue of notification of violence and the flow of care for women. Domestic violence is an expressive phenomenon and CAPS have a strong potential for female empowermentment