Rape in the first macro-region of the state of Alagoas: results from DVEAL survey, 2016-2018

• Autor(a) principal: Murta Torres, Livia Acioli
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Chaves Valente Reis, Isabela Cristina, Nóbrega Barbosa, Kevan Guilherme
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Scientia Medica (Porto Alegre. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/scientiamedica/article/view/44043
• topic: comprehensive health care; sex offenses; rape; violence; violence against women

Aims: To present the results of axis 2 of the DVEAL project. This article compares the epidemiological pattern of rape involving children/adolescents in relation to adults. Methods: An observational and retrospective investigation was designed, including 380 records of sexual violence at the Instituto Médico Legal, between 2016 and 2018. Through binary and multiple logistic regression, the chance of violence by age group was calculated, associating the possible related factors. Results: Half of the raped victims were up to 13 years old, with an average of 14 years old, and 9 out of 10 cases were victimized women/girls. The pattern of rape identified was of victims: single marital status; students, abused by acquaintances; who underwent an expert examination between 1-7 days; abused during the dawn; and in the genital region. About 8 out of 10 cases were rapes confirmed by forensics, the rest were via oral report. The final model identified two factors most associated with sexual violence in children/adolescents. Conclusions: The pattern of sexual victimization in the state significantly impacts children and adolescents, especially the female gender.