• Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2023

    Girls victims of sexual aggression in Baixada Fluminense.

    • Amanda Rodrigues de Araújo, Denise Leite Maia Monteiro, Elaine da Silva Pires Araújo, Stella Regina Taquette, and RodriguesNádia Cristina PinheiroNCP0000-0002-2613-5283Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sérgio Arouca - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Institute of Social Medicine - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazi.
    • Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.
    • Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2023 Jan 1; 69 (3): 463468463-468.

    ObjectiveThis study aimed to describe the current situation of sexual aggression and assess the adhesion to ambulatory care follow-up.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study involving female children and adolescents aged 0-19 years, treated at the Center for Multiprofessional Care of Sexual Violence of the General Hospital of Nova Iguaçu, from 2014 to 2018.ResultsOf the 453 children and adolescents, 264 (58.3%) were <14 years of age and 189 (41.7%) were 14-19 years of age. In both groups, 78% were black. School delay of >2 years was found in 15.6% of children in the age group <14 years and 40.5% of adolescents in the age group 14-19 years [p<0.001; OR=3.7 (2.1-65)]. In girls aged £13 years, abuse usually occurred at home (73.2%), which was perpetrated by one aggressor (91%) and known to the victim (91.2%). In adolescents aged ≥14 years, 84.1% of rapes occurred outside the home, practiced by one aggressor (74.8%), 57.8% were unknown, and in 91.2% of cases, there was use of physical force and/or verbal threats. The victims aged <14 years have 14 times more chance of experiencing aggression within the family setting [p<0.001; OR=14.3 (8.2-25.6)] and 16 times more chance of experiencing aggression from known persons [p<0.001; OR=16.2 (9.2-29.8)]. On the contrary, adolescents aged ≥14 years have three times more chance of being abused by more than one aggressor [p<0.001; OR=3.3 (1.8-6.1)].ConclusionBlack girls, especially those aged <14 years, are in a situation of greater vulnerability for sexual violence, have less adhesion to follow-up, and often experience aggression in the household setting.

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