EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CASES OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN ANÁPOLIS - GOIÁS - BRAZIL, IN THE YEARS 2017 TO 2020

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa, Paula Luiza de
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Rocha, Ana Luiza Espíndula, Gomes, Gabriela Magalhães Bandeira, Moreira, Karina Dayane Gonçalves, Silva, Renata Reis, Silvestre, Marcela de Andrade, Silva, Constanza Thaise Xavier
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Cogitare Enfermagem (Online)
• DOI: 10.1590/ce.v28i0.91811
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufpr.br/cogitare/article/view/91811
• topic: Violence Against Women; Notification; Public Health Surveillance; Sexual Child Abuse; Epidemiology.

Objective: to identify the epidemiological profile of victims who suffered sexual violence, in Anápolis - Goiás - Brazil, between the years 2017 to 2020.Methods: descriptive study of quantitative nature. Data from the notification form of sexual violence registered in the Department of Epidemiological Surveillance were used. Chi-square test was used with a significance level of 5% (p<0.05). Results: 850 cases were notified, with the peak in 2020, 82.1% were female, between the age group of two to 10 years (42.2%), brown (61.2%) and single (37.1%). The main conduct carried out after sexual violence was blood collection (21.6%); the main aggressors were the parents (20.9%), the main type of sexual violence was rape (68.7%) and the victims were mainly referred to the Guardianship Council (48.2%).Conclusion: The results point to the need to strengthen interventions to expand the social protection network for children and adolescents.