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Prevalence of various forms of violence among school students

Abstract

Objetivo: Estimar a prevalência de eventos violentos na vivência de escolares entre 11 e 15 anos de idade, frequentadores de escolas públicas. Métodos: Estudo transversal com amostra aleatória de grupo de crianças provenientes de escolas públicas. Foi aplicado o questionário Child Abuse Screening Tool Childrens Version (ICAST-C) a 288 crianças entre 11 e 15 anos aleatoriamente selecionadas. As modalidades de violência analisadas foram abusos físicos, psicológicos e sexuais. Resultados: Houve frequente fragmentação do núcleo familiar, com menos de 50% das crianças morando com ambos os genitores; frequente sentimento de insegurança nas escolas, associado a alta prevalência de violência física (85,4%) e à violência psicológica (62,5%); e violência de cunho sexual (34,7%). Conclusão: Houve prevalência alta das várias formas de violências no ambiente familiar e escolar dessas crianças.Objective: Estimating the prevalence of violent events in the experience of students aged between 11 and 15 years regularly attending public schools. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a random sample group of children from public schools. The questionnaire called Child Abuse Screening Tool Version (ICAST-C) was administered to 288 children aged between 11 and 15 years randomly selected. The types of violence analyzed were abuses of physical, psychological and sexual nature. Results: The fragmentation of the nuclear family was frequent, with less than 50% of children living with both parents; frequent feelings of insecurity in schools, associated with a high prevalence of physical violence (85.4%), psychological (62.5%); and violence of a sexual nature (34.7%). Conclusion: There was high prevalence of various forms of violence in the family and school environment of these children

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