• Rev Esc Enferm Usp · Sep 2016

    Understanding of the life experience of homeless women.

    • Priscilla Ribeiro Biscotto, Maria Cristina Pinto de Jesus, Marcelo Henrique da Silva, Deíse Moura de Oliveira, and Miriam Aparecida Barbosa Merighi.
    • Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
    • Rev Esc Enferm Usp. 2016 Sep 1; 50 (5): 749-755.

    ObjectiveTo understand the life experience of homeless women.MethodA social phenomenological study was conducted with 10 women assisted by a shelter. The analysis of the interviews was based on the theoretical framework of social phenomenology of Alfred Schütz and thematic literature.ResultsThe participants face adversities in the street context, with emphasis on the risk of physical and sexual abuse, and seek shelters as a possibility for minimizing difficulties experienced. They hope to leave the streets; however, they see themselves trapped in this social reality, due to the addiction to alcohol and other drugs.ConclusionThe understanding of the life experience of homeless women shows daily confrontations and reveals the conflict between the desire for leaving and remaining on the streets, given the complexity of the reality that keeps them in this condition.ObjetivoCompreender a vivência de mulheres em situação de rua.MÉtodoPesquisa fenomenológica social realizada com 10 mulheres assistidas por um albergue. A análise das entrevistas ancorou-se no referencial teórico da fenomenologia social de Alfred Schütz e literatura temática.ResultadosAs participantes enfrentam adversidades no contexto da rua, com destaque para o risco de violência física e sexual, e buscam o albergue como possibilidade de minimizar as dificuldades vivenciadas. Elas têm como expectativa sair da rua, porém se veem presas a esta realidade social em virtude do vício em álcool e outras drogas.ConclusÃoA compreensão da vivência de mulheres em situação de rua aponta enfrentamentos cotidianos e revela o conflito entre o desejo de sair e permanecer na rua, dada a complexidade da realidade que as mantém nesta condição.

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