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Every day women are victims of mistreatment and suffer violence because of this, they take the active search for health units according to an article analyzed by the medical school of USP in the literature there are prevalence of violence against women and some consequences for their health. Heise (1994) pointed out some data that in fact vary with regard to violence against these women, some in adulthood have experienced at least one episode of physical, psychological or domestic violence at some stage of their lives. In countries like the United States or Canada, alarming rates have occurred, one of them was found in India. According to Brandão (1996), there is the difficulty of women themselves to report the problem and express themselves in a different way about the solutions, seeking plans of denunciation, referring the victim to the Women's Defense Police Offices.
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Laurea in Scienze Biologiche presso l'Università Federale di Sergipe. Membro del gruppo di studi in Educazione ambientale Sergipe Gepease. Attualmente è affiliata e membro permanente del PV (Partido Verde, Partido Verde Mulher, Juventude PV, Partido Verde, Mobilizações do PV, Direitos Humanos do PV).
