Perfil clínico-epidemiológico das crianças e adolescentes vítimas de violência sexual no município de Uberaba: conhecer para intervir

Abstract

The Notifiable Diseases Information System was established in 1990 by the Ministry of Health, aiming to standardize the concepts for defining cases of diseases and/or health problems, such as sexual violence against children and adolescents. The main purpose of reporting cases of violence, within health surveillance, is to scale the problem, quantify the cases and characterize those involved. The present research aimed to outline the clinical-epidemiological profile of cases of sexual violence against children and adolescents, which occurred in the city of Uberaba-MG, in 2015 to 2020. This is a study with an ecological and analytical design, which analyzed the database of investigation forms on domestic, sexual, and/or other violence reported in the Notifiable Diseases Information System, provided by the Municipal Health Department, regarding the years 2015 to 2020. The data received from the SMS from Uberaba were imported into the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software, version 21.0, where statistical analysis was performed. Descriptive and bivariate analyzes were used (chi- square test, with the construction of contingency tables). The level of statisticalsignificance adopted was 5%. It was found that most victims of violence were girls (78.5%), were between 12 and 13 years old (29%), brown and black (54.5%). The violence occurred in the child's home (63.1%), was practiced by acquaintances (24.46%) and close relatives, such as the father (14.8%). As for the aggressor, most were men (86.4%), adults (44.2%), and acquaintances or relatives of the victim. It was found that there was a relationship between sex and age of the victim (p<0.001), in which girls suffered violence at an older age than boys. The guarantee of rights with investments in the protection of life, autonomy, and the emancipation of individuals needs greater involvement of the sectors and members of the victims' families. It is essential to strengthening the integration between institutions, enabling consolidation of the health care network for children and adolescents.