TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Physical abuse: the profile of aggressor and child victim
JO  - Jornal de Pediatria
A1  - Pascolat, G
A1  - Santos, Cde F
A1  - Campos, E. C.
A1  - Busato, D
A1  - Marinho, DH
A1  - Valdez, LC
SP  - 35
EP  - 40
VL  - 77
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To establish the profile of children who suffer abuse and of abuse perpetrators. METHODS: 225 cases of confirmed child-abuse in Curitiba, state of Paraná, were studied in 1998 based on information collected using a protocol. RESULTS: The following patterns were observed: 56% of the children were in school age; 59.6% were the first child of the couple; 84.4% were natural offspring; and 71.1% of the children had a satisfactory school record. Multiple injuries (38.2%) were found on the victim� bodies, mostly bruises (37.8%). The main aggressor was the mother (42.2%); 25.8% of them said that the reason for the violence was disciplining the child; 72% of the mothers denied the use of alcohol. CONCLUSION: Our results reveal that the children who are most affected by physical abuse are the first-borns of married couples, with age between 5 and 11 years; their schooling level is compatible with their age. Most violent acts are performed by the mother, who hits the child leaving bruises on several parts of the victimacute;s body, with the objective of educating, or setting limits to the child.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0021-7557
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -