Sexual Violence against Adolescents in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil: An Analysis of Reported Cases

We describe the prevalence of the reported cases of sexual violence against adolescents and analyze their associated factors. A cross-sectional analytical study ( = 561) was conducted with reported data on sexual violence against adolescents in the state of Espírito Santo registered in SINAN between...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-11, Vol.19 (21), p.14481
Main Authors: Luis, Mayara Alves, Leite, Franciéle Marabotti Costa, Letourneau, Nicole, Monroy, Nátaly Adriana Jiménez, de Godoi, Luciana Graziela, Lopes-Júnior, Luís Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Age
Aggression
Aggressive behavior
Aggressiveness
Bivariate analysis
Brazil - epidemiology
Chi-square test
Child
Child development
Children & youth
Crime Victims
Cross-Sectional Studies
Domestic violence
Eroticism
Female
Females
Girls
Health services
Health surveillance
Human rights
Humans
Information sources
Information systems
Information technology
Legislation
Male
Males
Pornography & obscenity
Professionals
Sex crimes
Sex Offenses
Sexual assault
Teenagers
Variables
Victims
Violence
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Summary:We describe the prevalence of the reported cases of sexual violence against adolescents and analyze their associated factors. A cross-sectional analytical study ( = 561) was conducted with reported data on sexual violence against adolescents in the state of Espírito Santo registered in SINAN between 2011 and 2018 to understand the prevalence and predictors of sexual violence against adolescent victims, as well as to describe the perpetrators and the nature of the aggression. Variables to characterize the victim, aggression, and perpetrator were used. Bivariate analyses were performed using chi-square (χ ) and Fisher's exact tests, and multivariate analyses were conducted using log-binomial models; the results were presented with prevalence ratios. All analyses were stratified by sex. The prevalence of sexual violence was 32.6%, and 93% of the victims were female. In both males and females, the reported sexual violence was associated with a younger age (10-12 years old), living at home, being related to the perpetrator, and a history of sexual violence. In females, the reported sexual violence was also associated with the number of perpetrators, and in males, with the perpetrator's age. Our findings show the high frequency of reporting of sexual violence and the characteristics of the victim, the aggression, and the aggressor as factors associated with its occurrence in both sexes. The importance of health information systems for disseminating data and the need for measures to prevent and treat the violence among adolescents is urgent.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph192114481