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Notificação da violência contra crianças e adolescentes por profissionais de saúde

2017; PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE SÃO PAULO; Volume: 19; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5327/z1984-4840201726596

ISSN

1984-4840

Autores

Jakelline Miranda Alves, Emery Ciana Figueirêdo Vidal, Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca, Eglídia Carla Figueirêdo Vidal, Maria Joana da Silva, Antônio Germane Alves Pinto, Priscila Sousa Aquino,

Tópico(s)

Workplace Violence and Bullying

Resumo

Objective: Describing the notifications of violence against children and adolescents at the 19th Health Region of Brejo Santo, Ceará, Brazil.Methods: Cross-sectional study.All reports of violence against children and adolescents contained in the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN) between 2010 and 2014 were used.The following variables were considered: gender, age, race, place of occurrence, recurrence, relationship to the victim and type of violence.Data were extracted and presented in tables in the form of absolute and percentage frequency.Results: During the study period, 40 reports of violence against children and adolescents were recorded in the municipalities of the 19th Health Region of Brejo Santo, representing 53.3% of the total 75 calls.There was an increase in reports of almost 1050%, from 3 notifications in 2010 to 23 reports in 2014.The psychological and moral violence had the highest number of notifications.Regarding gender, moral/psychological (59%) and sexual (100%) violence prevailed in females; physical violence (46.1%) and negligence (100%) prevailed in males.Conclusion: There was a significant increase in the number of notifications, which gave visibility to the issue.This shows a need for constant qualification of the professionals who participate in the process of care for people who have suffered or who live in situations of violence; and the importance of effective and standardized filling of the notifications files; as information obtained by its filling, besides giving visibility to the issue, are essential for the development of consistent service policies, committed to the reality of victimized children.

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