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[Characteristics of the notification of violence against children in the municipality of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil]. / Caracterização das notificações de violência em crianças no município de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, no período 2006-2008.
Farias, Marilurdes Silva; Souza, Cesário da Silva; Carneseca, Estela Cristina; Passos, Afonso Dinis Costa; Vieira, Elisabeth Meloni.
Afiliación
  • Farias MS; Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil.
  • Souza CD; Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil.
  • Carneseca EC; ProEstat - Consultoria Estatística, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil.
  • Passos AD; Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Medicina Social, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil.
  • Vieira EM; Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Medicina Social, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil.
Epidemiol Serv Saude ; 25(4): 799-806, 2016.
Article en Pt | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27869973
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

to describe the cases of violence against children reported in Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil.

METHODS:

this was a descriptive study using data provided by the Violence and Accidents Surveillance System (VIVA), of the Municipal Health Department of Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil, from 2006 to 2008.

RESULTS:

a total of 498 cases of violence against children (0-9 years old) were reported in the period, with an increase in the number of notifications, from 112 in 2006 to 197 in 2008; 79.3% of the notifications came from the Health area; and most children were female (56.4%), aged between two and five years old (over 60%); most aggressors were male (53.6%) and the father figure stood out (22.7%); physical aggressions were the most frequent (59.2%) and the most frequent place of the occurrence was the family household (75.5%).

CONCLUSION:

most victims were female, abused by men, mostly fathers and other family members, at the family household.
Asunto(s)

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Maltrato a los Niños Tipo de estudio: Screening_studies Límite: Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: Pt Revista: Epidemiol Serv Saude Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Maltrato a los Niños Tipo de estudio: Screening_studies Límite: Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: Pt Revista: Epidemiol Serv Saude Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil