Citation

Farias MS, Souza CD, Carneseca EC, Passos AD, Vieira EM. Epidemiol. Serv. Saude 2016; 25(4): 799-806.

Vernacular Title

Caracterização das notificações de violência em crianças no município de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, no período 2006-2008.

Affiliation

Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Medicina Social, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Coordenação-Geral de Desenvolvimento da Epidemiologia em em Serviços / Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde / Ministério da Saúde)

DOI

10.5123/S1679-49742016000400013

PMID

27869973

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:: to describe the cases of violence against children reported in Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil.

METHODS:: this was a descriptive study using data provided by the Violence and Accidents Surveillance System (VIVA), of the Municipal Health Department of Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil, from 2006 to 2008.

RESULTS:: a total of 498 cases of violence against children (0-9 years old) were reported in the period, with an increase in the number of notifications, from 112 in 2006 to 197 in 2008; 79.3% of the notifications came from the Health area; and most children were female (56.4%), aged between two and five years old (over 60%); most aggressors were male (53.6%) and the father figure stood out (22.7%); physical aggressions were the most frequent (59.2%) and the most frequent place of the occurrence was the family household (75.5%).

CONCLUSION:: most victims were female, abused by men, mostly fathers and other family members, at the family household.

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