Introduction:

Violence against women is a complex phenomenon that is related to the present in all cultures gender inequality and has on instrumental character. It’s a public health problem in which nurses can perform a important role of secondary prevention.

Methodology:

In order to learn about the phenomenon of the gender violence and the procedures for detection and early intervention from primary care nursing, we conducer a literature review through primary and secondary sources.

Results:

Secondary prevention of gender-based violence is an essential task from the primary care teams. Indicators of suspicion in the literature are diverse, and its detection depends on the possibility of intervention. The identification of cases is based on the relationship of trust and in techniques such as the use of questionnaires of interview. Before his confirmation procedures are regulated by different legal and deontological rules.

Conclusions:

Gender-based violence is a serious problem which affects, significantly, to the health of women suffers it. Primary care nursing plays an essential role, since it possesses great accessibility and direct contact with the women throughout the life cycle, being able to detect early gender-based violence. To promote secondary prevention, is necessary to improve the training among heath professionals.

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