@article{ref1,
title="Sexual violence against children and vulnerability",
journal="Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)",
year="2014",
author="Trindade, Luciana C. and Linhares, Silvana M. G. M. and Vanrell, Jorge and Godoy, Danilo and Martins, José C. A. and Barbas, Stela M. A. N.",
volume="60",
number="1",
pages="70-74",
abstract="OBJECTIVE To analyze the demographic and epidemiological profile of children and adolescents victims of sexual violence treated in a Unit of Forensic Medicine and the relationship between victims and perpetrators. <br><br>METHODS A descriptive study, with data collection from information gathered from sex abuse reports performed in 2009 on victims of sexual violence aged less than 18 years. The data collection tool was a form filled out with demographic information about the victim - gender and age - and information regarding the sexual violence -, location of the occurrence, time elapsed between abuse and expert report, complaints reported, sexological examination findings, description of lesions outside the genital region, and aggressor's relationship to victim. <br><br>RESULTS In 2009, 421 individuals victim of sexual violence were assisted. Of those, 379 (90%) were younger than 18 years, and 66 cases were excluded from these reports. Most were female (81.2%). The most affected age group was 10 to 13 years old (36.7%), followed by 5 to 9 year-olds (30.7%). In most cases (86.3%), there were family or friendship ties between victims and perpetrators, being most frequently accused an acquaintance or friend of the family (42.3%), followed by the stepfather (16.6%) and the father (10.9%). <br><br>CONCLUSION The results are similar to other studies conducted in the country. This work aims at filling a gap caused by the lack of research on this topic in the State, hoping to collaborate to improve public policies against child sexual abuse.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0104-4230",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}