Similarity and Differences in Sexual Violence Against Adolescents and Adult Women: The Need to Focus on Adolescent Victims

Torazzi, Eugenia; Merelli, Vera; Barbara, Giussy; Kustermann, Alessandra; Marasciuolo, Laura; Collini, Federica; Cattaneo, Cristina

doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2020.11.018

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“…Quando a vítima começa a entender a situação como abuso ou atitude anormal, o perpetrador usa a imaturidade e insegurança da adolescente para exigir silêncio, tanto por ameaças diretas como voltadas a pessoas de quem a adolescente goste ou dependa 18 . Mesmo quando o autor é desconhecido, há tendência de omissão da narrativa de que foram sexualmente abusadas, seja por receio das consequências desta revelação, seja por vergonha ou, ainda, por se sentirem culpadas 5,19,22 .…”

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Tendência temporal da violência sexual contra mulheres adolescentes no Brasil, 2011-2018

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Mascarenhas

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Resumo Objetivou-se analisar a tendência temporal das notificações de violência sexual (VS) contra mulheres adolescentes no Brasil, no período de 2011 a 2018. Estudo ecológico de série temporal, realizado com as notificações de VS contra mulheres de 10 a 19 anos disponibilizadas no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN). Os dados foram coletados em 2020, porém referem-se às notificações registradas no período de 2011 a 2018. Foi aplicado o modelo de regressão linear de Prais-Winsten para análise da tendência temporal, com cálculo da variação percentual anual (VPA) e seus intervalos de confiança de 95% (IC95%). Verificou-se tendência de aumento de VS em todas as regiões do país. Embora as taxas da região Norte sejam maiores no início e no final do período, observou-se que as regiões Sudeste (VPA 14,56%; IC95% 7,98;21,54) e Sul (VPA 14,19%; IC95% 6,56;22,36) apresentaram maiores incrementos na taxa de notificação. O crescimento do número de notificações de VS nos últimos anos demonstra a vulnerabilidade da adolescente a esse tipo de violência, mas também indica maior aprimoramento dos sistemas de vigilância das violências. É necessário fortalecer os sistemas de notificação e construir políticas públicas direcionadas ao enfrentamento à VS contra a mulher.

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Tendência temporal da violência sexual contra mulheres adolescentes no Brasil, 2011-2018

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“…The concern is the serious consequences due to adolescents’ physical, sexual, mental development, and the low rate of reporting and difficulty in early detection. The most salient types of violence experienced by children and adolescents are school-related violence, bullying and fighting, sexual violence and abuse, corporal discipline, and lethal violence [ 5 – 7 ]. Offenders can be fellow teenagers (peers or dating partners) or adults who should have a protective role, such as school staff, parents, or relatives [ 7 , 8 ].…”

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“…The most salient types of violence experienced by children and adolescents are school-related violence, bullying and fighting, sexual violence and abuse, corporal discipline, and lethal violence [ 5 – 7 ]. Offenders can be fellow teenagers (peers or dating partners) or adults who should have a protective role, such as school staff, parents, or relatives [ 7 , 8 ]. The impacts are physical and hinder in mental development, consequently triggering a generational burden.…”

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Cross-sectional survey of underreported violence experienced by adolescents: a study from Indonesia

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Background Global studies on adolescent victims of violence require serious attention due to the possibility that underreported cases may be higher than official records indicate. Since Indonesia expects to witness a demographic bonus, extensive research is needed to strengthen early detection, case handling, and prevention. Here, we report the outcomes of a survey on physical, verbal, and sexual violence experienced by adolescents in West Java, an Indonesian province inhabited by 18% of the country’s total population. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey in 2017 using the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) Child Abuse Screening Tool for Children (ICAST-C) questionnaire for detecting child abuse; an expert panel translated, simplified, and validated it based on a theoretical framework that combines paediatrics, public health, and medicolegal perspectives. We aimed to cover a large sample size and explore three types of violence (physical, verbal, and sexual) that have high evidentiary value in the forensic context. The respondents were adolescents in the first and second grades of middle school (12 to 14 years old) and high school (15 to 17 years old) in seven cities/municipalities in the province, selected through several stages of simple random sampling (N = 3452). We analysed the samples through univariate (percentage), odds ratio (OR), comparison, correlation, and correspondence analyses. Results The results showed that 78.7% of the adolescents experienced violence in 2017, comprising those who encountered at least one incidence of physical violence (43.1%), verbal violence (12.2%), and sexual violence (4.5%). Data overlap includes 14.3% who experienced one type of violence in 2017, 7.4% who experienced two forms of violence, and 1.4% who underwent all three kinds of violence. The offenders were mainly adolescents across all types of violence, except for being forced to engage in sexual intercourse. Several victims of sexual violence did not state who the offenders were. Further, several characteristics showed a higher chance of experiencing violence than other characteristics, especially for adolescents who were still in middle school and those who lived only with their mothers. Correspondence analysis suggested subtle differences between characteristics. Conclusion We expect this study to help identify risk and protective factors that are essential to strengthening early detection efforts, decisive medicolegal examinations, case handling, and policy-making.

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“… 14 Much research has been published on SV against adult women or children, 19–25 but limited studies specifically focused on SV in adolescence. 20 , 26 , 27 Several similarities may exist between SV which occurred in adolescence or in other periods of life, 27 although it is reasonable to suppose that some vulnerability factors, characteristics of the SV and features of SV-related genital lesions occurred in adolescence may substantially differ from those related to a SV occurring at an older age or during childhood. 25 In addition, to our knowledge no studies have systematically investigated the presence of specific characteristics of SV as well as the presence and types of ano-genital lesions in large series of adolescent girls.…”

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Characteristics of Sexual Violence Against Adolescent Girls: A 10 Years’ Retrospective Study of 731 Sexually Abused Adolescents

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Albertini²,

Tagi³

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Introduction Sexual violence against young girls is a pervasive multifaceted phenomenon which embraces several different forced sexual acts, including attempted and/or completed rape, sexual coercion and harassment, and sexual contact with force or threat of force. The aim of this study is to evaluate the characteristics of sexual violence in adolescent girls, by a retrospective analysis of 731 consecutive cases of sexually abused girls. Materials and Methods We analyzed demographic characteristics, risk factors for rape, and the eventual subsequent presence and type of ano-genital lesions. Results We found that sexual violence with penetration was perpetrated in 591 (80%) cases. Vulnerability factors related with a major risk of rape were age >17 years old and consumption of alcohol and/or other drugs. About 196 (55%) victims had at a least one genital lesion. Conclusion A prompt identification of red flags of sexual violence may help physicians in suspecting and managing cases of sexual assault in adolescent girls, even in the absence of typical lesions.

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Similarity and Differences in Sexual Violence Against Adolescents and Adult Women: The Need to Focus on Adolescent Victims

Cited by 16 publications

References 12 publications

Tendência temporal da violência sexual contra mulheres adolescentes no Brasil, 2011-2018

Tendência temporal da violência sexual contra mulheres adolescentes no Brasil, 2011-2018

Cross-sectional survey of underreported violence experienced by adolescents: a study from Indonesia

Characteristics of Sexual Violence Against Adolescent Girls: A 10 Years’ Retrospective Study of 731 Sexually Abused Adolescents

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