Focus Group discussion as tool to study gender relations in urban community members

Autores

  • Venus Elizabeth Medina Maldonado Martin-Luther-University (Halle-Wittenberg)
  • Lydia Mariela Torres Torres University of Carabobo-Venezuela
  • María Josefa Navarro de Sáez University of Carabobo-Venezuela
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.12.1.159081
Palavras-chave: Gender stereotype, Gender relations, Community Health Nursing

Resumo

This qualitative research with gender perspective aims to illustrate the usefulness of Focus Group Discussion in the study of factors influencing gender relations, based on the conceptions of urban community members. The methodology included focus groups with n=5 women and n=5 men members of the community selected. For the systematization of the data handled Atlas ti 6.2 (Demo) and the stage of reasoning of the testimony was used discourse analysis. The results showed: Gender relations based on the traditional gender represent a risk to physical and mental health of the group being studied. Demonstration of manhood, individuality and promiscuity in the male gender, put them in such risk. In female gender submissiveness may trigger low self-esteem, blaming and mental suffering. Conclusions: This study describes how Focal Group Discussion represented an effective tool during the exercise of community nursing because this kind of technique promoted dialogue and exchange with community members.

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Biografias Autor

Venus Elizabeth Medina Maldonado, Martin-Luther-University (Halle-Wittenberg)

Ph.D. student in Institute of Health and Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Martin-Luther-University (Halle-Wittenberg), Germany. Magdeburger Str. 8 PLZ 06097 Halle (Saale). 0049-(0)345-94959547

E-mail: venus.medina-maldonado@student.uni-halle.de

Lydia Mariela Torres Torres, University of Carabobo-Venezuela

MS. and Aggregate Professor in School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Carabobo-Venezuela. Pabellon 13 Campus PC 2005 Barbula Naguanuagua estado Carabobo-Venezuela.

María Josefa Navarro de Sáez, University of Carabobo-Venezuela

MS. and Titular Professor in School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Carabobo-Venezuela. Pabellon 13 Campus PC 2005 Barbula Naguanuagua estado Carabobo-Venezuela.
Publicado
29-12-2012
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Medina Maldonado, V.E. et al. 2012. Focus Group discussion as tool to study gender relations in urban community members. Enfermería Global. 12, 1 (Dez. 2012). DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.12.1.159081.
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Enfermería y perspectiva de Género