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

Authors

  • Paula Luiza de Sousa
  • Ana Luiza Espíndula Rocha
  • Gabriela Magalhães Bandeira Gomes
  • Karina Dayane Gonçalves Moreira
  • Renata Reis Silva
  • Marcela de Andrade Silvestre
  • Constanza Thaise Xavier Silva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v28i0.91811

Keywords:

Violence Against Women, Notification, Public Health Surveillance, Sexual Child Abuse, Epidemiology.

Abstract

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.

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Published

2023-08-25

How to Cite

Sousa, P. L. de, Rocha, A. L. E., Gomes, G. M. B., Moreira, K. D. G., Silva, R. R., Silvestre, M. de A., & Silva, C. T. X. (2023). EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CASES OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN ANÁPOLIS - GOIÁS - BRAZIL, IN THE YEARS 2017 TO 2020. Cogitare Enfermagem, 28. https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v28i0.91811

Issue

Vol. 28 (2023)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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