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DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715577
Epidemiological Profile of the Victims of Sexual Violence Treated at a Referral Center in Southern Brazil
Perfil epidemiológico das vítimas de violência sexual atendidas em um centro de referência do Sul do BrasilAbstract
Objective To characterize the sociodemographic profile of women victims of sexual violence treated at a university hospital in southern Brazil.
Method The present cross-sectional study included all female victims of sexual violence who attended the sexual violence unit at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA, in the Portuguese acronym) from April 18, 2000 to December 31, 2017. Data were extracted from the electronic record of the patients and stored in a standardized questionnaire database with epidemiological aspects of the victim, the perpetrators and the type of aggression. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-squared test for trend and descriptive statistics with 95% confidence interval (CI).
Results During the length of the study, 711 women victims of sexual violence were treated. The mean age of the patients was 24.4 (±10) years old (range from 11 to 69 years old) and most of the victims were white (77.4%), single (75.9%) and sought care at the unit within 72 hours after the occurrence (80.7%). In most cases, violence was exerted by a single perpetrator (87.1%), who was unknown in 67.2% of cases. Victims < 19 years old showed a higher risk of not using contraception (relative risk [RR] = 2.7; 95% CI = 1.9–3.6).
Conclusion Most victims of sexual violence were treated within 72 hours of the occurrence. The majority of these victims were white and young, and those < 19 years old had a higher risk of not using contraception and to know the sexual perpetrator.
Resumo
Objetivo Caracterizar o perfil sociodemográfico de mulheres vítimas de violência sexual atendidas em um hospital universitário da região Sul do Brasil.
Métodos Estudo transversal de todas as mulheres atendidas na unidade de vítimas de violência sexual do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA) entre 18 de abril de 2000 a 31 de dezembro de 2017. Os dados foram extraídos a partir do registro eletrônico de um questionário padronizado envolvendo aspectos epidemiológicos da vítima, do agressor e do tipo de agressão. O teste qui-quadrado foi empregado para tendência e estatística descritiva com 95% de intervalo de confiança (IC) foram utilizados para análise estatística.
Resultados Foram atendidas 711 mulheres vítimas de violência sexual. A média da idade das pacientes foi de 24,4 (±10) anos, sendo que a maioria das vítimas era branca (77,4%), solteira (75,9%) e buscou atendimento na unidade dentro de 72 horas após a ocorrência (80,7%). Na maioria dos casos, a violência foi exercida por agressor único (87,1%), sendo este desconhecido em 67,2% dos casos. As vítimas < 19 anos mostraram um maior risco de não estarem usando algum método contraceptivo (risco relativo [RR] = 2,7; IC95% = 1,9–3,6).
Conclusão A maioria das vítimas de violência sexual foi atendida dentro de 72 horas da ocorrência. As vítimas sexuais eram, na sua maioria, brancas e jovens, sendo que as < 19 anos apresentavam um maior risco de não estarem utilizando algum método contraceptivo e de conhecerem o seu agressor.
Palavras-chave
serviço de saúde da mulher - violência contra a mulher - violência sexual - delitos sexuais - estuproContributions
All authors contributed to the writing of the article, relevant revision of the intellectual content and approved the final version submitted for publication.
Publication History
Received: 07 March 2019
Accepted: 30 June 2020
Article published online:
29 September 2020
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