The profile of children victims of sexual violence assisted at propaz of the holy house of mercy foundation of pará
International Journal of Development Research
The profile of children victims of sexual violence assisted at propaz of the holy house of mercy foundation of pará
Received 10th June 2020; Received in revised form 19th July 2020; Accepted 21st August 2020; Published online 23rd September 2020
Copyright © 2020, Gabriela Farias de Lima et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: this study aimed to outline the profile of children victims of sexual violence treated at PROPAZ of the Holy House of Mercy Foundation of Pará(HHMPA). Methodology: This is an observational study in the form of descriptive and quantitative research with a cross-sectional design, which was developed at PROPAZ from November 2016 to July 2017 and focused on children aged 6 to 12 years. The study respected the formal requirements for research involving human beings. Results: 66 cases of sexual violence against children were reported in the period and place described above. Among these, 90% are female and 10% male. The age group is on average 9 years old. Referring to skin color 78% are brown. Regarding education, 68.7% of children are in early childhood education. Family income ranges from less than 1 minimum wage to 1 minimum wage in 77.6% of cases. Most cases occurred in July, which corresponds to 34.5%.Conclusion: despite being a problem that affects all social classes, a direct connection with distal determinants of the health-disease process was observed, allowing it to be used as a basis for further studies.
