@article{ref1,
title="Child and adolescent victims of sexual violence: aspects of physical and emotional development",
journal="Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem",
year="2022",
author="Conceição, Marimeire Morais da and Whitaker, Maria Carolina Ortiz and Grimaldi, Monaliza Ribeiro Mariano and Silva, Luana Lima Pereira da and Silva, Lucinéia Santos da and Oliveira, Márcia Maria Carneiro and Camargo, Climene Laura de",
volume="75",
number="Suppl 2",
pages="e20200584-e20200584",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: to identify the multidisciplinary health team's perception on aspects of the physical and emotional development of children and adolescents who have suffered sexual violence. <br><br>METHODS: a qualitative study, carried out with 30 health professionals in a hospital in Bahia, Brazil, between June and July 2019. Data were collected from an interview guided by a semi-structured questionnaire. The results were interpreted according to Symbolic Interactionism. <br><br>RESULTS: some sexually violated children were under five years old and healthy, others had physical/mental disabilities. Victimized adolescents were in the pre-pubertal phase, with fragile body structure, not emotionally mature and unaware of sexuality. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: children's physical and emotional aspects make children vulnerable to sexual victimization, as they facilitate the control and dominion that offenders need to have over them. As a protection strategy, it is recommended using sexual and health education linked to greater surveillance of family members, multidisciplinary team and educators.<p /> <p>Language: pt</p>",
language="pt",
issn="0034-7167",
doi="10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0584",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0584"
}