Child and adolescent sexual abuse: a cuantitative and qualitative assessment of the variables influencing the problem
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https://doi.org/10.31052/1853.1180.v11.n1.7237Keywords:
sexual abuse, rape, child, adolescent, vulnerabilityAbstract
The increase in mental health consultation for sexual abuse in children and adolescents is a reality publicly known.
Objective: characterize socially, demographically and by family structure the attention that deals with sexual abuse in the year 2004.
Materials and method: the descriptive analysis was performed according to the clinical record of the Mental Health Service from the Hospital de Niños.
Results: 56 children and adolescents were assisted for sexual abuse. Diagnose was confirmed in 54%. 62% were women and 38% men. 63% of the children had between 3 and 5 years. From the registers received, 98% were sexual abuses and 2% rape. In 62% of children the aggressor was a relative.
There was an increase of 20% compared with the previous year. Differences in the distribution according to ages were also observed, finding an increase of 100% in children between 3 and 5 years (p<0.01)
Conclusions: sexual abuse in children and adolescents is a public health problem that is growing bigger, showing that the age group the most vulnerable is that of the youngest children, therefore the importance of applying prevention and detection measures.
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