Reporting of sexual violence against women in Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Moreira, Gracyelle Alves Remigio
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Soares, Priscila Simões, Farias, Faryda Nidya Rodrigues, Vieira, Luiza Jane Eyre de Souza
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
• DOI: 10.5020/18061230.2015.p327
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/3877
• topic: Sexual Violence; Violence Against Women; Notice; Public Health Surveillance.; Violencia Sexual; Violencia contra la Mujer; Notificación; Vigilancia en Salud Pública.; Violência Sexual; Violência contra a Mulher; Notificação; Vigilância em Saúde Pública.

Objective: To present the scenario of the sexual violence against women in Brazil, based on cases reported through the Notifiable Diseases Information System (Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação – SINAN). Methods: This descriptive quantitative study analyzed the information on the reporting of sexual violence against women in the period from 2009 to 2013, including the federated state, the women’s profile, the characteristics of the occurrences, and the referrals made by the health sector. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented in absolute and relative numbers derived from the cases reported. Results: In Brazil, 21.871 cases were reported in the studied period. The year 2013 and the Northern region presented the highest number of cases reported. There was a prevalence of 10- to 19-year lifecycle (10,806/49.4%), white (8,894/40.7%) and brown (8,535/39.0%) races, incomplete primary education (5,444/24.9%). Sexual assaults occurred most commonly in the woman’s house (13,259/60.6%), committed by an offender known to the victim, (5,649/25.8%) and with no suspected use of alcohol (9,249/42.3%). Most of the care provided by the health sector was on an outpatient basis (15,842/72.6%), and the victims were discharged in most cases (16,879/77.2%). Conclusion: Violence reports increased steadily in the studied period, and the sexual assault against women in the country, registered by the health sector, affected mainly the adolescents, in the home environment, and with an aggressor known to the victim.