Abstract:
This study aimed to describe the characteristics of the victim, the violence, the aggressor and the care received by women (12 years old and above) in a public hospital in the city of Fortaleza-CE between 2010–2013. The study also sought to identify the consequences of violence and the outcome of the pregnancy (continuity or interruption), and perform a comparative analysis of adolescent and adult victims. An specific form of research (36 questions) was elaborated and filled out based on three forms used at the hospital. A total of 112 forms were analyzed, from which 51 belonged to adolescents and 61 to adults. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in the Statistical Package for Social Science – SPSS (version 19). The victims were in their majority adult of mixed race / color, heterosexual, single and student. The most practiced sexual violence was rape and by an attacker unknown to the victims. The pregnancy was the result of more recurrent sexual violence, and adolescent women more often opted for the continuation of the pregnancy. The evolution of care is not clear in many cases, due to the inconsistence on the filling out of the analyzed forms. The importance of the study, which includes several perspectives on the SV (victim, violence, abuser, and service), can contribute to the development and structuring of public policies.
Keywords:
Sexual Violence; Unwanted Pregnancy; Hospital Care