Citation

Silva AJC, Trindade RFC, Oliveira LLF. Rev. Bras. Enferm. 2020; 73(Suppl 4): e20190143.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Associacao Brasilerira de Enfermagem)

DOI

10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0143

PMID

32696946

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: to investigate the presumption of sexual abuse through the records of live births with mothers up to 13 years of age.

METHODS: this is a quantitative study, with an ecological design, carried out in Maceió, with data from the Brazilian Live Birth Information System from 2009 to 2017, based on Law 12,015/2009, on sexual crimes against the vulnerable, applying the presumption of violence in children under 14 years old.

RESULTS: nine hundred fifty-three births of children with mothers aged 10 to 13 years were recorded; 1.3% were reported as victims of sexual abuse; 20.3% declared to be married or living in a stable relationship. Records were concentrated in 04 neighborhoods, Guaxuma, Benedito Bentes, Tabuleiro do Martins, and Jacintinho.

CONCLUSIONS: there was a prevalence of pregnancy and marriage in girls under 14 years of age and scarcity of reporting presumed sexual abuse by health professionals.

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