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Notifications of physical, sexual and emotional violence and neglect against children in Brazil, 2011-2019: an ecological time-series study

Authors :
Letícia Regina Morello Sartori
Kaila Andressa dos Santos Oliveira
Kailany Freitas Moura
Pâmela de Oliveira Soares
Valéria Valério Garcia Matos
Sarah Arangurem Karam
Source :
Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde, Vol 32, Iss 3 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, 2023.

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective To describe the temporal trend of notifications of physical, sexual and emotional violence and neglect against children in Brazil between 2011 and 2019. Methods This was an ecological time-series study based on notifications of violence against children aged 0-9 years held on the Brazilian Notifiable Health Conditions Information System. Age-adjusted notification rates were calculated for Brazil as a whole, by national macro-region and by sex. Trends were assessed using Joinpoint Regression. Results We analyzed 88,820 notifications of physical violence, 87,141 notifications of sexual violence, 52,359 notifications of emotional violence and 166,664 notifications of neglect. A rising trend was identified for notifications of physical, sexual and emotional violence and neglect for Brazil as a whole and for both sexes. Neglect accounted for the highest rate (95.24 notifications per 100,000 children in 2019). The Northeast and Southeast macro-regions had rising trends for all forms of violence. Conclusion Notifications of physical, sexual and emotional violence and neglect showed rising trends in Brazil in the period studied.

Details

Language :
English, Portuguese
ISSN :
22379622
Volume :
32
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7f5d936b49e4402b66fe5f814039a23
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/s2237-96222023000300016.en