Characteristics of sexual violence against adolescent girls and adult women

dc.contributorFac Med ABC
dc.contributorHosp Perola Byington
dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributorUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributorFed Univ Para
dc.creatorBlake, Marcia de Toledo
dc.creatorDrezett, Jefferson [UNESP]
dc.creatorVertamatti, Maria Auxiliadora
dc.creatorAdami, Fernando
dc.creatorValenti, Vitor Engrácia [UNESP]
dc.creatorPaiva, Adriana Costa
dc.creatorViana, Joseval Martins
dc.creatorPedroso, Daniela [UNESP]
dc.creatorAbreu, Luiz Carlos de
dc.date2014-12-03T13:10:28Z
dc.date2014-12-03T13:10:28Z
dc.date2014-01-22
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-09T09:54:55Z
dc.date.available2023-09-09T09:54:55Z
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-14-15
dc.identifierBmc Womens Health. London: Biomed Central Ltd, v. 14, 7 p., 2014.
dc.identifier1472-6874
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/112161
dc.identifier10.1186/1472-6874-14-15
dc.identifierWOS:000331980200003
dc.identifierWOS000331980200003.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8761795
dc.descriptionBackground: Sexual violence is considered a serious violation of human rights which affects mainly young women and adolescents. There is little information about the conditions under which sexual offences occur. We evaluated characteristics of sexual violence against adolescent girls and adult women.Method: This is a quantitative, retrospective, descriptive study of sexual violence against adolescent girls and adult women. Analyses were carried out on data collected from 1118 women, 546 adolescents (10-19 years) and 572 adults (>= 20 years), with a complaint of rape treated at Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, between 1994 and 1999. The age limit of the adolescent sample met the World Health Organization's (WHO) criteria. We analyzed the type of sexual contact, degree of intimidation, perpetrator and activity of the victim during the approach.Results: Crimes without penetration were five times more frequent in adolescents and use of threats of death or intimidation was common in both groups. Mental illness was more prevalent in adult victims and the majority of adolescent victims were aged < 14 years. Uncle and stepfather perpetrators were more frequent among adolescents and partners or former intimate partners in adult women. In most cases the approach occurred in public places, although sex crimes at the perpetrator's residence were more frequent amongst adolescents.Conclusions: Although children and adolescents require the same intervention measures and legal protection, a considerable proportion of adolescent sex offenders can face conditions similar to those of adult women.
dc.descriptionFaculdade de Medicina do ABC
dc.descriptionFac Med ABC, Dept Ciencias Basicas, Lab Delineamento Estudos & Escrita Cient, BR-09060650 Santo Andre, SP, Brazil
dc.descriptionHosp Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.descriptionUNESP, Fac Filosofia & Ciencias, Dept Fonoaudiol, BR-17525900 Marilia, SP, Brazil
dc.descriptionUniv Sao Paulo, Fac Saude Publ, Dept Saude Materno Infantil, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.descriptionFed Univ Para, Ilha De Marajo, PA, Brazil
dc.descriptionUNESP, Fac Filosofia & Ciencias, Dept Fonoaudiol, BR-17525900 Marilia, SP, Brazil
dc.format7
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBiomed Central Ltd.
dc.relationBMC Women's Health
dc.relation1.806
dc.relation0,931
dc.rightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectSex offence
dc.subjectCriminal
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.titleCharacteristics of sexual violence against adolescent girls and adult women
dc.typeArtigo


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