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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I10-R360-article-72372025-04-03T12:07:14Z Child and adolescent sexual abuse: a cuantitative and qualitative assessment of the variables influencing the problem Abuso sexual infanto juvenil: Una lectura cuantitiva y cualitativa de las variables que influyen en esta problemática Bella, Mónica Edith Salmasi de Lagucik, Ada abuso sexual violación niños adolescentes vulnerabilidad sexual abuse rape child adolescent vulnerability 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. El aumento de consultas por Abuso Sexual Infantojuvenil es una realidad denunciada públicamente.Objetivo:caracterizar sociodemográficamente y por estructura familiar las consultas por Abuso Sexual en el año 2004.Materiales y método: el análisis descriptivo se realizó a partir de los registros clínicos del servicio de Salud Mental del Hospital de Niños.Resultados: se atendieron56niños y adolescentes, se confirmó el diagnóstico de Abuso Sexual en el 54%. El 62% eran mujeres y el 38% varones. El 63% de los niños tenía entre3y5años. De las consultas recibidas el 98% eran abusos sexuales y el 2% correspondía a violaciones. En el 62% de los niños el agresor era un familiar.Se observó un incremento de consultas del 20% respecto al año anterior. También se encontraron diferencias en la distribución por edades encontrándose un incremento del 100% en los niños entre 3 y 5 años (p<0,01).Conclusiones: el abuso sexual infantojuvenil es un problema de salud pública en incremento. El grupo etáreo más vulnerable es el de los niños más pequeños de ello la importancia de implementar medidas de prevención y detección. Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC 2014-04-09 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/7237 10.31052/1853.1180.v11.n1.7237 Revista de Salud Pública; Vol. 11 Núm. 1 (2007); 18-24 1852-9429 1853-1180 10.31052/1853.1180.v11.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/7237/8327 Derechos de autor 1969 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
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Bella, Mónica Edith Salmasi de Lagucik, Ada |
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Child and adolescent sexual abuse: a cuantitative and qualitative assessment of the variables influencing the problem |
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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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