VIOLENCE IN SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ADOLESCENTS

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  • Lygia Maria Pereira da Silva
  • Gabriela Wanderley da Silva
  • Mayara Santana da Silva
  • Mirian Domingos Cardoso
  • Taciana Mirella Batista dos Santos
  • Maria Aparecida Beserra

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https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v29i0.95229

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Adolescent, Homosexuality, Sexual and gender minorities, Intimate partner violence.

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Objective: to describe the profile of violence in same-sex relationships among adolescents in the state of Pernambuco-Brazil, reported between 2017 and 2021.

Method: The sample consisted of adolescents aged between 10 and 19 (n=925), selected according to their sexual orientation. Data extracted from the individual notification forms for interpersonal/self-inflicted violence in the Notifiable Diseases Information System. Descriptive statistics and Pearson's chi-square analysis of proportions were carried out.

Results: victims were aged 15-19 (61.8%), male (93.9%), brown (77.5%), had up to eight years of schooling (51.7%) and lived in urban areas (77.2%). Most of the aggressors were male, boyfriends, and/or spouses. Sexual, physical, and psychological violence predominated.

Conclusion: a profile of violence in same-sex relationships was drawn up, showing that men were the most likely to suffer and practice violence. 

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08-05-2024

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Silva, L. M. P. da, Silva, G. W. da, Silva, M. S. da, Cardoso, M. D., Santos, T. M. B. dos, & Beserra, M. A. (2024). VIOLENCE IN SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ADOLESCENTS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 29. https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v29i0.95229

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