Surveillance actions of violences in primary care, hospital and rehabilitation services in Brazil

Abstract This article analyzes how violence monitoring and notification actions are incorporated into different levels of care in Brazil, according to population size and regional belonging. It is characterized by a cross-sectional, descriptive study, combining quantitative and qualitative techniques, with the application of questionnaires in 290 primary care, 128 hospital and 113 rehabilitation services in 379 Brazilian cities. In the qualitative approach, 63 health professionals/service managers were interviewed. The data is analyzed through frequencies by level of care, region and population size. The interviews were analyzed by thematic content. The results show that hospital units stand out in reporting, that primary care services stand out in agreeing flows and disseminating information and that ongoing training actions need to be expanded. The recommendations are integration between information systems, feedback of information in care and surveillance, improvement in the recording of self-inflicted violence and the existence of electronic medical records for integration into the network.