A participatory model for addressing violence against women in La Araucanía, Chile

Violence against women is considered a public health problem that affects women worldwide. Recently, the Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization declared its serious socioeconomic impact in the Region of the Americas and committed to undertaking actions in the health services to ad...

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Published inRevista panamericana de salud pública Vol. 41; p. e69
Main Authors Ketterer Romero, Lucy Mirtha, Muñoz, Cecilia Mayorga, Henríquez, Marcelo Carrasco, Higueras, Abel Soto, Ancalaf, Ana Tragolaf, Nitrihual, Luis, Del Valle, Carlos
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published United States 08.06.2017
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Chile
Community Participation
Female
Gender-Based Violence - prevention & control
Humans
Models, Theoretical
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Summary:Violence against women is considered a public health problem that affects women worldwide. Recently, the Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization declared its serious socioeconomic impact in the Region of the Americas and committed to undertaking actions in the health services to address this problem. Within that framework, this paper describes the steps of a participatory action research (PAR) approach that is being implemented in the Wenteche Territory of the La Araucanía region of Chile, which aims to strengthen community bonds, rekindle opportunities for dialogue with and among the people of the territory, foster social participation and democracy in the generation of pertinent, participatory knowledge regarding this problem, and obtain information to support design of an intervention model adapted to local characteristics.
ISSN:1680-5348