Child and adolescent sexual abuse: a cuantitative and qualitative assessment of the variables influencing the problem
The increase in mental health consultation for sexual abuse in children and adolescents is a reality publicly known.Objective: characterize socially, demographically and by family structure the attention that deals with sexual abuse in the year 2004.Materials and method: the descriptive analysis was...
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Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/7237 |
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| Sumario: | The increase in mental health consultation for sexual abuse in children and adolescents is a reality publicly known.Objective: characterize socially, demographically and by family structure the attention that deals with sexual abuse in the year 2004.Materials and method: the descriptive analysis was performed according to the clinical record of the Mental Health Service from the Hospital de Niños.Results: 56 children and adolescents were assisted for sexual abuse. Diagnose was confirmed in 54%. 62% were women and 38% men. 63% of the children had between 3 and 5 years. From the registers received, 98% were sexual abuses and 2% rape. In 62% of children the aggressor was a relative.There was an increase of 20% compared with the previous year. Differences in the distribution according to ages were also observed, finding an increase of 100% in children between 3 and 5 years (p<0.01)Conclusions: sexual abuse in children and adolescents is a public health problem that is growing bigger, showing that the age group the most vulnerable is that of the youngest children, therefore the importance of applying prevention and detection measures. |
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