2002
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2002000600011
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Gastos hospitalares com crianças e adolescentes vítimas de violência, no Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil, em 1999

Abstract: This study focused on expenditures under the Brazilian National Unified Health System (SUS) due to hospitalization of children and adolescents as the result of violence in

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“…Children and adolescents find themselves in the latter context due to lack of self defense and dependency on adults, which turns them hierarchically less powerful and therefore more frequently subject to maltreatment (5)(6) , resulting in harmful effects on their health, which may show on short, medium or long term (1,(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13) . Presently considered a severe public health problem (14) worthy of studies and confrontation strategies (15)(16) , violence against children and adolescents is seen as a recurring phenomenon almost always veiled in a mantle of silence and related to a variety of individual, group, cultural, social and political factors (3,(17)(18) , which has drawn the attention and investments of researchers both for the magnitude and frequency of the event and the scientific acknowledgement of its effects on victims, aside from the costs for the health and justice systems (5,(19)(20) . Despite the political steps set about until now, authors still highlight the need for prioritizing, on the agenda of the various social segments, the confrontation of violence against children and adolescents (5,(21)(22) , for the greatest challenge is prevention, early detection and proper treatment, once adequate identification and procedure of cases of violence may contribute significantly to interrupting its cycle (23)(24) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Children and adolescents find themselves in the latter context due to lack of self defense and dependency on adults, which turns them hierarchically less powerful and therefore more frequently subject to maltreatment (5)(6) , resulting in harmful effects on their health, which may show on short, medium or long term (1,(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13) . Presently considered a severe public health problem (14) worthy of studies and confrontation strategies (15)(16) , violence against children and adolescents is seen as a recurring phenomenon almost always veiled in a mantle of silence and related to a variety of individual, group, cultural, social and political factors (3,(17)(18) , which has drawn the attention and investments of researchers both for the magnitude and frequency of the event and the scientific acknowledgement of its effects on victims, aside from the costs for the health and justice systems (5,(19)(20) . Despite the political steps set about until now, authors still highlight the need for prioritizing, on the agenda of the various social segments, the confrontation of violence against children and adolescents (5,(21)(22) , for the greatest challenge is prevention, early detection and proper treatment, once adequate identification and procedure of cases of violence may contribute significantly to interrupting its cycle (23)(24) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The main concerns are costs of medical assistance, the criminal and legal system, and the drop in productivity and future earnings of young people [3][4][5] . According to Saied-Tessier 6 , the annual cost of teenager sexual abuse in the UK amounts to 3.2 billion euros, most of which is due to a decline in productivity for society as a whole.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The impact of this morbidity and mortality cause is expressed in the loss of more potential years of life (PYLL -potential years of life lost) (5) , in addition to the impact on costs with medical assistance (treatment and rehabilitation of victims, complexity care for patients with trauma), costs with the judicial system and criminal law, social costs arising from the fall in productivity, besides the injuries and trauma resulting from a violent act that have great impact in the long run (6) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%