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PINO-DOMINGUEZ, Ana Ligia; CORTES-MONSALVE, Lilia  y  SALCEDO-CIFUENTES, Mercedes. Characterization of sexual violence treated at two provider of health care institutions of the municipality of Palmira-Valle Del Cauca, Colombia. Revista médica Risaralda [online]. 2018, vol.24, n.1, pp.9-14. ISSN 0122-0667.

Introduction: sexual violence is a public health problem that affects especially to children, adolescents and women. Many of these cases are treated in health services and are not known by justice office. Objective: to characterize the alleged victims of sexual crime treated in the emergency department of two institutions providing health services in medium and high complexity in the municipality of Palmira-Valle del Cauca in 2012-2015. Materials and Methods: we conducted a prevalence, retrospective study performed in the total of the cases attended in two institutions that provide health services during the study period. Quantitative variables were measured with central tendency and dispersion, for qualitative variables proportions and reasons were calculated as well. The chi2 test was used to explore differences between variables. Results: 40 cases were included, 95% were women and 65% children. In 70% of cases the perpetrator was known by the victim and 72.5% of cases occurred at victim's residence. The use of physical force, threats, tricks and persuasion were the main ways used by the aggressor. Conclusions: the characteristics of the events against liberty, integrity and sexual education are persistent and comparable with studies in other countries. Most of victims were, women and adolescents low socioeconomic status women and adolescents attended by subsidized health system centers, who knew the perpetrator

Palabras clave : sexual Offenses; Violence against women; Sexual Health; Sexual harassment.

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