Violence against children and adolescents in Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil: a descriptive study of cases and evaluation of notification sheet completeness, 2009-2016. / Violência contra crianças e adolescentes em Manaus, Amazonas: estudo descritivo dos casos e análise da completude das fichas de notificação, 2009-2016.
Epidemiol Serv Saude
; 29(1): e2018438, 2020.
Article
in En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32490937
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
to describe cases of violence against children and adolescents and completeness of notification forms registered on the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System (Sinan), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, 2009-2016.METHODS:
this was a descriptive study based on 38 fields of the notification form held on the information system; analysis of completeness was based on the criteria proposed by the Ministry of Health.RESULTS:
69.3% of the 10,333 reported cases occurred among female children, and parents and step-parents were the perpetrators in 43.0% of cases; among adolescents, about » (24.9%) of cases were committed by friends/acquaintances; sexual violence was the most reported type of violence in both groups; field completeness ranged from 15.1% (occupation) to 100.0% (several fields).CONCLUSION:
in contrast to the national scenario, sexual violence was the most reported form of violence in Manaus, indicating that other types of violence are underestimated; data quality points to the need for Sinan improvement in Manaus.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sex Offenses
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Violence
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Information Systems
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Child Abuse
Type of study:
Screening_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
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Pt
Journal:
Epidemiol Serv Saude
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brasil