TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Factors associated with violence against children in sentinel urgent and emergency care centers in Brazilian capitals
JO  - Ciencia e Saude Coletiva
A1  - Malta, Deborah Carvalho
A1  - Bernal, Regina Tomie Ivata
A1  - Teixeira, Barbara de Sá Menezes
A1  - Silva, Marta Maria Alves da
A1  - Freitas, Maria Imaculada de Fátima
SP  - 2889
EP  - 2898
VL  - 22
IS  - 9
N2  - This study explored the association between demographic characteristics (age and sex) and other variables related to violence committed against children (form of violence perpetrator, place of occurrence, and nature of injury) using a sample of 404 children taken from the 2014 Violence and Accident Surveillance System (Sistema de Vigilância de Violências e Acidentes, VIVA) survey. Correspondence analysis was used to identify variables associated with the outcome violence against children. Victims were predominantly male. The most common form of violence was neglect/abandonment, followed by physical violence and sexual violence. The most common perpetrators were parents (ages zero to one and two to five years), followed by friends (ages six to nine years). The most common place of occurrence was the home. Notable levels of violence were observed at school, particularly among children aged between six and nine years. Neglect was most common in the age group zero to one year and two to five years, while physical violence was most common between children aged between six and nine years.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1413-8123
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232017229.12752017
ID  - ref1
ER  -