2017-04-032017-03-13PEREIRA, P. S. Mulheres em situação de violência: percepções sobre a perpetuação da violência em suas vidas. 2017. 95 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciências da Saúde) - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, 2017.http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/7059Violence in women’s lives can start in their childhood and perpetuate in adulthood. This indicates that such experiences tend to be transmitted intergenerationally, compromising family structure. This research aimed to understand intergenerational violent behavior in the lives of female victims of violence and to identify their perceptions about the performance of healthcare professionals in the context of their care. A qualitative strategic social research was carried out in the Psychology Service of the Program for Prevention of Violence and Health Promotion, of the Epidemiological Surveillance Control of the Municipal Health Department of Aparecida de Goiânia, GO. Data were collected using a recorded semi-structured interview with ten adult women who are or were in situation of violence and analyzed after transcription using content analysis based on themes. As a result of this process, four categories emerged: “family context of childhood”, “intergenerational violent behavior”, “future expectations”, and “the context of the net of attention to violence against women”. The results showed that violence has been present in these women’s lives since their childhood, that they identify the influence of this phenomenon on their affective relationships and on their children’s lives, which compromises their future lives, and that healthcare services were not perceived as places to support victims, showing the need for changes in the conduction of these cases. It was possible to conclude that violence against women has short-, medium-, and long-term consequences and that this behavior may be transmitted to future generations through a learning process. The performance of healthcare professionals was perceived as deficient, and therefore it is not a reference of support for the victims. Based on the results of this study, we suggest interventions in the victims’ families, broader diffusion of information and qualification on the theme to healthcare professionals and inclusion of the theme violence in college syllabi.application/pdfAcesso AbertoViolência contra a mulherViolência domésticaRelações entre geraçõesRede/serviços de saúdeViolence against womenDomestic violenceRelationships across generationsHealthcare systemCIENCIAS DA SAUDEDissertação