Overview of sexual violence against children and adolescents in municipalities in Ceará
Objective: To describe the overview of sexual violence against children and adolescents in coastal municipalities and backlands in Ceará, Brazil. Methods: This is a descriptive study conducted in 2014 with the analysis of secondary data from the “100 Call Service” related to cases of sexual violence...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.ojs.unifor.br:article/5253 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/5253 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Sexual Violence Child Abuse Child Advocacy Violencia Sexual Maltrato a los Niños Defensa del Niño. Violência Sexual Maus-Tratos Infantis Defesa da Criança e do Adolescente. |
| Sumario: | Objective: To describe the overview of sexual violence against children and adolescents in coastal municipalities and backlands in Ceará, Brazil. Methods: This is a descriptive study conducted in 2014 with the analysis of secondary data from the “100 Call Service” related to cases of sexual violence against children and adolescents in the municipalities of the state of Ceará, Brazil, for the triennium 2011-2013. Results: A total of 210 municipalities in the backlands of Ceará were analyzed, including the municipality of Acopiara with 18 (10.8%) cases, which stood out for the number cases of sexual abuse against children and adolescents. Among the coastal municipalities, Caucaia has the highest number of cases, with 112 (35.07%) cases of sexual abuse. Conclusion: The study warns government authorities and the community to draw attention to the cases of sexual violence (exploitation and abuse) that are taking place in several municipalities in Ceará, particularly in the coastal region. |
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