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SUPERVISING PROFESSOR: Dr. Sofía Cañadas Herrera
AUTHORS: Lidayne Adanelys Cevallos Ponce, Pamela Alejandra Cifuentes Reinoso
In Ecuador, 47.5% of women have experienced obstetric violence (OV), a form of gender-based violence. Understanding the perception of medical and nursing students allows us to identify strengths and weaknesses in their knowledge of OV and develop strategies to prevent and reduce violent practices, ultimately improving the quality of care and the physical, psychological, and emotional well-being of patients. Objective: To assess the perception of medical and nursing students at the Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA) regarding OV, determine their level of knowledge, analyze differences based on gender and academic level, and compare perceptions between both disciplines. The study applied the "Perception of Obstetric Violence in Students" (PercOV-S) questionnaire to students from the 1st to the 10th semester in medicine and from the 1st to the 7th semester in nursing. The perception of OV is moderate, regardless of the semester or courses taken, highlighting the need for further education on the topic, as the practices presented in the questionnaire are entirely violent.
This document was prepared by consultants Gisela Fernández, Jessica Estrada, and Luis Alberto López Espinoza. The review and revision process was carried out by Commissioner Patricia Verónica Sarmiento Rissi and Melissa Bustamante, Gender and Human Rights Officer at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), under the direction of the Deputy for Women's Rights, Eliana Revollar Añaños.
Violence against women is an issue that has persisted throughout history and across various cultures, serving as a mechanism to place them in a position of inferiority relative to men. It has also been used to confine women’s activities to the private sphere, assigning them caregiving roles defined by submission and self-sacrifice.
