Abstract
Objective
to analyze the epidemiological profile of reported cases of sexual violence perpetrated against women in Porto Velho, Rondônia.
Method
a quantitative, descriptive cross-sectional study, including cases of violence against women aged 12 years or older registered in the Notifiable Diseases Information System from 2010 to 2018.
Results
statistical significance was found among women who suffered sexual violence in relation to education (p=0.000); marital status (p=0.000); if they were pregnant women (p=0.026); if the aggressor had a relationship/degree of kinship as spouse/boyfriend (p=0.000); ex-spouse/boyfriend (p=0.002); friends/acquaintances (p=0.015); unknown (p=0.000); with suspected alcohol use (p=0.001) and for the place of occurrence (p=0.000), if it occurred other times (p=0.000); procedure performed (abortion provided for by law (p=0.001), emergency contraception (p=0.001), material collection (p= 0.012) and prophylaxis (p=0.000)); and means used in aggression (body strength/beating (p=0.000), threat (p=0.031), sharp object (p=0.000), firearm (p=0.000), hanging (p=0.000) and blunt object (p=0.019)).
Conclusion and implications for practice
sexual violence was evidenced as prevalent in adolescence, regardless of age group, and the type of aggression was rape. The contribution will enable efforts to be directed to prevent this disease in groups of younger ages in different forms of relationships.
Keywords:
Nursing; Epidemiological Monitoring; Women’s Health; Sexual Violence; Violence Against Women