Social determinants of health and its influence on the lives of women victims of domestic violence

Abstract

Objective: to know the social determinants of health that influence the lives of women victims of domestic violence. Method: Integrative literature review guided by the following question: What are the social determinants of health that influence the lives of women victims of domestic violence? The search was carried out in the databases: National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, Web of Science, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and the Cochrane Library; articles published in the period from 2015 to 2019. Results: Ten studies were included in the selection, which after analyzed demonstrated the high prevalence of domestic violence, resulting from physical, sexual, emotional aggressions related to social determinants of health such as low educational level, time marriage, unemployment, culture, housing and food insecurity. Conclusion: The health determinants identified in the studies that most influence violence against women are related to the low level of education, economic condition and unemployment, which affect women are only physically, but psychologically, demonstrating the relevance of the study, in knowing the main determinants and to reverse the situation of violence against women.