VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE ATTENDED IN A SPECIALIZED SERVICE

• Published in: Cogitare enfermagem Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 247 - 254
• Main Authors: Tatiane Herreira Trigueiro, Miriam Aparecida Barbosa Merighi, Adeli Regina Prizybicien de Medeiros, Cléa Elisa Lopes Ribeiro, Nely Dayse Santos da Mata, Maria Cristina Pinto de Jesus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 01.06.2015
• Subjects: Nursing; Sexual violence; Violence against women
• ISSN: 1414-8536; 2176-9133
• DOI: 10.5380/ce.v20i2.40355

The aim was to investigate aspects of sexual violence and the victims’ adherence to outpatient follow-up. This transversal study involved retrospective data collection in a specialized service in the Brazilian state of Paraná. The collection was undertaken between February and May 2014 from the notification files of 2009 – 2013. A total of 1,272 persons who had been the victims of sexual assault was attended; 53.46% of them were aged between 12 and 18 years old, and 94.65% were female. In more than half of the cases, the aggressor was unknown (53.38%), the aggression took place in homes (39.30%) and on public highways (35%), at night (50.33%) and, in 96.67% of cases, there was vaginal penetration. Indication of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis to the victims took place in 76.4% of cases and emergency contraception was administered to 64.77% of the women. Only 19.54% completed the outpatient follow-up. The evidence indicates the need for attendance strategies which motivate the victim of sexual violence to complete treatment.