"Women fear the law more than abusers": a study of public trust in health and legal response to violence against women in Santo André, São Paulo State, Brazil

• Main Authors: Dabney P. Evans (Author), Casey D. Xavier Hall (Author), Nancy DeSousa (Author), Jasmine D. Wilkins (Author), Ellen Dias de Oliveira Chiang (Author), Maria A. F. Vertamatti (Author)
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• Udgivet: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract: Little is known about how perceptions of government affects women's views of violence against women. This qualitative study examines women's perceptions of violence against women laws and trust in the health and legal sector response in São Paulo State, Brazil. Thirty interviews...