BREAKING THE SILENCE: REPORTS OF ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.159212210011

• Palavras-chave: Sexual Offenses. Violence. Sexual and Reproductive Health. Adolescent.

• Keywords: Sexual Offenses. Violence. Sexual and Reproductive Health. Adolescent.

• Abstract:

  Sexual violence has been present in society since ancient times. Despite constant ethical reflections in society and legal advances, this evil has not been exterminated. The objective was to know the profile of sexual violence reported by schoolchildren. Cross-sectional study, with a stratified random sample, data collected through questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the State University of Ceará with opinion number 1,819,159. A total of 843 adolescents and young people aged 15 to 24 participated. Sexual violence was reported by 59 (7%) and occurred on average at 10.3 years of age and in more than 30% of cases aggression committed by father and stepfather. Among those who suffered sexual violence, more than twice as many were female (p=0.003), they were 8.6 times more likely to report that they did not have a good relationship with the people they lived with (p<0.000), girls had 2.38 times more likely to have become pregnant early and 80.4% of those who suffered sexual violence said they did not want to talk about it. Given this reality, early, multisectoral intervention is suggested to prevent sexual violence among adolescents and young people.

• Número de páginas: 14