Saliba Orlando, Garbin Cléa Adas Saliba, Garbin Artênio José Isper, Dossi Ana Paula
Faculdade de Odontologia de Araçatuba, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Araçatuba, SP, Brasil.
Rev Saude Publica. 2007 Jun;41(3):472-7. doi: 10.1590/s0034-89102007000300021.
Domestic violence reporting by health providers contributes to the epidemiological assessment of the magnitude of the problem, which allows the development of specific programs and actions. The aim of the study was to assess the level of responsibility of these providers towards reporting violence, especially domestic violence, and potential related legal and ethical implications. The Brazilian legislation and ethics code of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Psychology were studied. Legal sanctions are found in the Criminal Law of Misdemeanor Offenses, the Child and Adolescent Statute, the Elderly Statute and in the law establishing mandatory reporting of violence against women. There are also penalties in all ethics codes reviewed. It is concluded that health providers have the legal duty of reporting known domestic violence cases and they can even be charged with omission.
医疗服务提供者报告家庭暴力有助于对该问题的严重程度进行流行病学评估，从而制定具体的项目和行动。本研究的目的是评估这些服务提供者在报告暴力行为，尤其是家庭暴力方面的责任水平，以及潜在的相关法律和伦理问题。研究了巴西医学、牙科学、护理学和心理学的立法及道德准则。在《轻罪刑法》、《儿童和青少年法规》、《老年人法规》以及规定强制报告针对妇女暴力行为的法律中都有法律制裁措施。在所审查的所有道德准则中也有处罚规定。结论是，医疗服务提供者有法律义务报告已知的家庭暴力案件，甚至可能因未履行职责而被指控。
