Factors associated with self-report of sexual violence against men and women with mental disorders in Brazil

Abstract

The prevalence of SV in the studied population was high, especially among women. Women have more behavior factors associated with SV and they need protection, especially those in isolation and socially deprived. However, men also suffer SV, usually more often during childhood than adulthood and special attention should be given to lifetime illegal drug use and earlier psychiatric hospitalization. Preventive actions beyond mental health are important, such as social and economic actions to improve the living conditions of PMI.

Frequency of self-reported sexual aggression and victimization in Brazil: a literature review

“…Three studies used randomized samples from health service units 25,26,27 and one drew a sample from a vulnerable neighborhood 28 . Of the nine studies held in Brazil's five major regions, only one drew on a representative sample of the Brazilian population 13 , a second on a representative sample of high school sophomores 29 , and a third on a stratified sampling of psychiatric patients 30 . The other six studies, despite their large samples, were based on quota sampling (in which participants are selected according to fixed quotas based on age and rural versus urban areas) 23,24 .…”

“…Twenty-six studies included women only, four studies men only, and 11 studies both women and men (Table 2). Five studies addressed same-sex sexual aggression 13,14,29,34,35 , and 12 studies provided information on race issues 3,13,21,23,24,26,30,32,34,35,36,37 .…”

Physical violence against patients with mental disorders in Brazil: sex differences in a cross-sectional study

“…The instrument, however, was shown to have a good reliability, especially for questions related to violence and sexuality, for which the mental health professionals were trained as interviewers. Finally, the study did not include referral and treatment centers which dealt specifically with individuals with psychoactive substance abuse disorders 14 . This potential underestimation only emphasizes the public health relevance of our findings, which already indicate a high magnitude of physical violence among this population.…”

“…The study was approved by the participating services, by the UFMG Ethical Research Committee (UFMG/ETIC: 125/05) and by the National Ethical Research Council -CONEP 592/2006. Detailed methodological aspects and general results have been published previously [12][13][14] .…”

“…All procedures, protocols and questionnaires were tested in a pilot study and reliability was assessed [12][13][14] . For the psychiatric diagnosis, data were obtained from the medical charts and classified according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).…”