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Sexual Violence Suffered by Women in Early and Late Adolescence: Care Provided and Follow-Up
Objective To compare the sexual violence suffered by women in early and late adolescence, the reactions triggered after the aggression, and the care provided. Methods A retrospective study in which we reviewed the medical records of 521 female adolescents treated by a multidisciplinary team at a r...
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10032055/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35276748 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1743094 |
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author | Torres, Alejandra Suyapa Becerra Teixeira, Ana Luiza Côrtes, Maria Teresa Ferreira Alves, Ândria Cléia Alabarse, Otávio Azevedo, Renata Cruz Soares de Fernandes, Arlete |
author_facet | Torres, Alejandra Suyapa Becerra Teixeira, Ana Luiza Côrtes, Maria Teresa Ferreira Alves, Ândria Cléia Alabarse, Otávio Azevedo, Renata Cruz Soares de Fernandes, Arlete |
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description | Objective To compare the sexual violence suffered by women in early and late adolescence, the reactions triggered after the aggression, and the care provided. Methods A retrospective study in which we reviewed the medical records of 521 female adolescents treated by a multidisciplinary team at a reference hospital in the city of Campinas, state of São Paulo, Brazil. We analyzed sociodemographic variables, and those pertainin to the characteristics of the episodes of violence, the emergency care, and the physical and psychological reactions observed during the follow-up. For the analysis, the sample was divided into groups of early (10 to 14 years) and late (15 to 18 years) adolescence. We used the Chi-squared/Fisher Exact, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis tests to compare the groups; the level of significance adopted was 5%. Results The early group ( n = 242) contained more adolescents who were enrolled in school ( p < 0.001), suffered more daytime aggressions ( p = 0.031), in their residences ( p < 0.001), by an aggressor with whom they were acquainted ( p < 0.001), had greater need of legal protection ( p = 0.001), and took longer to seek care ( p = 0.048). Feelings of guilt, shame, and the perception of violence were similar between the groups. In the late group ( n = 279), there was greater consumption of alcohol during the aggression ( p = 0,005); they received significantly more prophylaxis treatments; reported more physical symptoms ( p = 0.033), sleep disorders ( p = 0.003), symptoms of anxiety ( p = 0.045), and feelings of anguish ( p = 0.011); and had more prescriptions of psychotropics ( p = 0.005). Only 52% completed the 6-month follow-up, with no differences between the groups. Conclusion The age groups showed differences in the characteristics of the episodes of violence; early adolescents took longer to seek help, and the late group presented more intense symptoms and psychological worsening during the follow-up. Measures of prevention and specific care aimed at this population are needed. |
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spelling | pubmed-100320552023-07-27 Sexual Violence Suffered by Women in Early and Late Adolescence: Care Provided and Follow-Up Torres, Alejandra Suyapa Becerra Teixeira, Ana Luiza Côrtes, Maria Teresa Ferreira Alves, Ândria Cléia Alabarse, Otávio Azevedo, Renata Cruz Soares de Fernandes, Arlete Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet Objective To compare the sexual violence suffered by women in early and late adolescence, the reactions triggered after the aggression, and the care provided. Methods A retrospective study in which we reviewed the medical records of 521 female adolescents treated by a multidisciplinary team at a reference hospital in the city of Campinas, state of São Paulo, Brazil. We analyzed sociodemographic variables, and those pertainin to the characteristics of the episodes of violence, the emergency care, and the physical and psychological reactions observed during the follow-up. For the analysis, the sample was divided into groups of early (10 to 14 years) and late (15 to 18 years) adolescence. We used the Chi-squared/Fisher Exact, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis tests to compare the groups; the level of significance adopted was 5%. Results The early group ( n = 242) contained more adolescents who were enrolled in school ( p < 0.001), suffered more daytime aggressions ( p = 0.031), in their residences ( p < 0.001), by an aggressor with whom they were acquainted ( p < 0.001), had greater need of legal protection ( p = 0.001), and took longer to seek care ( p = 0.048). Feelings of guilt, shame, and the perception of violence were similar between the groups. In the late group ( n = 279), there was greater consumption of alcohol during the aggression ( p = 0,005); they received significantly more prophylaxis treatments; reported more physical symptoms ( p = 0.033), sleep disorders ( p = 0.003), symptoms of anxiety ( p = 0.045), and feelings of anguish ( p = 0.011); and had more prescriptions of psychotropics ( p = 0.005). Only 52% completed the 6-month follow-up, with no differences between the groups. Conclusion The age groups showed differences in the characteristics of the episodes of violence; early adolescents took longer to seek help, and the late group presented more intense symptoms and psychological worsening during the follow-up. Measures of prevention and specific care aimed at this population are needed. Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2022-03-11 /pmc/articles/PMC10032055/ /pubmed/35276748 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1743094 Text en Federação Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, permitting unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction so long as the original work is properly cited. ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Torres, Alejandra Suyapa Becerra Teixeira, Ana Luiza Côrtes, Maria Teresa Ferreira Alves, Ândria Cléia Alabarse, Otávio Azevedo, Renata Cruz Soares de Fernandes, Arlete Sexual Violence Suffered by Women in Early and Late Adolescence: Care Provided and Follow-Up |
title | Sexual Violence Suffered by Women in Early and Late Adolescence: Care Provided and Follow-Up |
title_full | Sexual Violence Suffered by Women in Early and Late Adolescence: Care Provided and Follow-Up |
title_fullStr | Sexual Violence Suffered by Women in Early and Late Adolescence: Care Provided and Follow-Up |
title_full_unstemmed | Sexual Violence Suffered by Women in Early and Late Adolescence: Care Provided and Follow-Up |
title_short | Sexual Violence Suffered by Women in Early and Late Adolescence: Care Provided and Follow-Up |
title_sort | sexual violence suffered by women in early and late adolescence: care provided and follow-up |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10032055/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35276748 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1743094 |
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