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. 2023 Oct 23;32(2):e2022907.
doi: 10.1590/S2237-96222023000300002.en. eCollection 2023.

Descriptive study of reported cases of sexual violence and specialized care services in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2019

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Isabella Vitral Pinto  1 , Iracy Silva Pimenta  2 , Maria Bevilacqua Alves  3 , Ana Pereira Dos Santos  1 , Cristiane Magalhães de Melo  4 , Janete Gonçalves Evangelista  1 , Kate Aparecida Rocha Lacerda  1 , Paula Dias Bevilacqua  1
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Descriptive study of reported cases of sexual violence and specialized care services in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2019

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Isabella Vitral Pinto et al. Epidemiol Serv Saude. .

Abstract
in English, Spanish, Portuguese

Objective: to describe the sociodemographic profile of reported cases of sexual violence (SV) and the distribution of care services for this health condition in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2019.

Methods: this was a descriptive study of the cases of sexual violence reported on the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System and care services registered in the National Health Establishment Registry.

Results: a total of 4,418 notifications of SV were identified during the study period, representing more than 12 notifications per day; the majority of notifications were among females (87.0%) and among children and adolescents (72.0%); the distribution of care services showed care gaps in four of the 14 health macro-regions of the state of Minas Gerais; the maximum distances traveled to access referral services ranged from 93 to 327 km.

Conclusion: the scarcity of care services for people subjected to sexual violence in the micro-regions and macro-regions of Minas Gerais highlights the need for planning public policies aimed at increasing access to these services.

Main results: Over 12 notifications of sexual violence were reported per day in the state of Minas Gerais in 2019, with a higher prevalence in females, children and adolescents, mixed-race/Black people. Care gaps were identified in four macro-regions of the state.

Implications for services: There was a need for victims to travel long distances to receive care in municipalities with referral services for comprehensive care for sexual violence, which may hinder access and timely care.

Perspectives: It is expected that the results can contribute to improving public policies, considering the need to strategically plan the location of specialized services for people subjected to sexual violence.

Objetivo: describir el perfil sociodemográfico de los casos notificados de violencia sexual (VS) y la distribución de los servicios para esta condición.

Métodos: estudio observacional descriptivo basado en datos del Sistema de Información de Enfermedades de Declaración Obligatoria y servicios registrados en el Registro Nacional de Estabelecimientos de Salud, en Minas Gerais, Brasil, en 2019.

Resultados: se identificaron 4.418 notificaciones de SV que representan más de 12 notificaciones por día; los registros se centraron en el sexo femenino (87,0%), niños y adolescentes (72,0%); la distribución de los servicios mostró brechas de atención en cuatro macrorregiones entre las 14 existentes; la distancia máxima recorrida para asistencia en un servicio de referencia osciló entre 93 y 327 km.

Conclusión: la escasez de servicios de atención a personas en situación de SV en las micro y macro regiones, indican la necesidad de planificación de políticas públicas para ampliar el acceso.

Objetivo: descrever o perfil sociodemográfico dos casos notificados de violência sexual (VS) e a distribuição dos serviços de atendimento ao agravo em Minas Gerais, Brasil, 2019.

Métodos: estudo descritivo dos casos notificados no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação e dos serviços registrados no Cadastro Nacional dos Estabelecimentos de Saúde.

Resultados: foram identificadas 4.418 notificações de VS no período, correspondendo a mais de 12 notificações/dia; houve maior frequência de notificações no sexo feminino (87,0%) e entre crianças e adolescentes (72,0%); a distribuição dos serviços mostrou vazios assistenciais em quatro das 14 macrorregiões de saúde do estado; as distâncias máximas percorridas para atendimento em serviços de referência variaram de 93 a 327 km.

Conclusão: a escassez de serviços de atendimento a pessoas em situação de VS nas microrregiões e macrorregiões de Minas Gerais sinalizam a necessidade de planejamento de políticas públicas visando aumentar o acesso a esses serviços.

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The authors declare they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1. Ranking of the ten health micro-regions with the highest incidence rates of violence notification, by sex and age groups, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2019
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Figure 2. Distance between municipalities with notifications of cases of sexual violence and municipalities that offer services registered in the National Health Establishment Registry classified as Comprehensive Care for People Subjected to Sexual Violence, according to health macro-regions, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2019
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Figure 2. Distance between municipalities with notifications of cases of sexual violence and municipalities that offer services registered in the National Health Establishment Registry classified as Comprehensive Care for People Subjected to Sexual Violence, according to health macro-regions, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2019
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