Characteristics of violence against children in the city of Porto Alegre: analysis of mandatory notifications
Características de la violencia contra los niños en la ciudad de Porto Alegre: análisis de las notificaciones obligatorias
Características da violência contra crianças no município de Porto Alegre: análise das notificações obrigatórias
Thayane Martins Dornelles; Andréia Barcellos Teixeira Macedo; Liliana Antoniolli; Edwing Alberto Urrea Vega; Adalvane Nobres Damaceno; Sônia Beatriz Cocaro de Souza
Abstract
Objective: to characterize violence against children notified in the city of Porto Alegre.
Method: a retrospective study, including 5,308 cases of violence against children from zero to twelve years of age registered in the Notifiable Diseases Information System in the city of Porto Alegre.
Results: the mean age was 5.95 ± 3.86 years old, with predominance of female children (61%). Sexual violence was the most reported (53%). Most of the perpetrators were male (68%) and 72% of the cases occurred at the victim's home. Girls are more susceptible to sexual violence. Male children suffer more physical violence and neglect.
Conclusion and implications for the practice: the results demonstrate the importance of knowing the profile of violence for intervention and for the elaboration of inter-sectoral public policies, as well as for the training of the multi-professional team to recognize the problem at the time of assistance and the proper referral.
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Objetivo: caracterizar a violência notificada contra crianças no município de Porto Alegre.
Método: estudo retrospectivo, incluindo 5308 casos de violência contra crianças de zero a doze anos registrados no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação no município de Porto Alegre.
Resultados: idade média foi de 5,95 ± 3,86 anos, com predomínio de crianças do sexo feminino (61%). A violência sexual foi a mais notificada (53%). A maioria dos agressores eram do sexo masculino (68%) e 72% dos casos ocorreram no domicílio da vítima. As meninas são mais suscetíveis à violência sexual. Crianças do sexo masculino sofrem mais violência física e negligência.
Conclusão e implicações para a prática: os resultados demonstram a importância do conhecimento do perfil das violências para intervenção e elaboração de políticas públicas intersetoriais, assim como para a capacitação da equipe multiprofissional para o reconhecimento do problema no momento da assistência e o devido encaminhamento.
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Submitted date:
03/06/2020
Accepted date:
10/10/2020
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