Family Funcionality in Women Victims of Family Violence in time of COVID-19 in Areas of Lima; [Funcionalidad familiar en mujeres víctimas de violencia familiar en tiempos de COVID-19 en zonas de Lima]

Abstract

Introduction: during confinement many of the families have foreseen a situation that compromises the relationship of their members, where communication within the home will play an important role in the emotional balance in the family, to the objective of the study is to determine the family functionality in women victims of family violence in times of COVID-19 in areas of Lima. Methods: it is a is quantitative, its methodology is descriptive, not experimental, cross-sectional, with a total population is made up of 794 women participants from areas of Lima, who answered a questionnaire on sociodemographic aspects and the scale FACES IV. Results: in the results we can observe in the dimension family communication that, 737 (87 %) of the women victims of family violence have very low communication with the other family members, 31 (6 %) have a low family communication, 9 (2,9 %) have a moderate family communication, 13 (3,9 %) have a high family communication and 4 (0,2 %) have very high family communication. Conclusions: it is concluded that health services should be taken into account, where health professionals can identify situations of risk of violence within the home and that can prevent it. © 2024; Los autores.