Clarice Alves dos Santos

Violência sexual e coocorrências em crianças e adolescentes: estudo das incidências ao logo de uma década

The study analyzes the evolution of the incidence of sexual violence (SV) and co-occurrences between 2001 and 2010. The records of the Guardianship Councils in Feira de Santana, State of Bahia, Brazil were used and the incidence rates and graphs of the events during the period were calculated. Of the total of the different types of violence, 21.8 % involved co-occurrences, the majority being female, most frequently during adolescence. There was a high proportion of abuse in male children, with most offenders bring family members or acquaintances. The incidence of SV revealed an increasing trend in both sexes during the decade, more significantly in females in 2002 and 2009. The age groups indicated the same trend, with a higher proportion of cases in adolescence. The record of co-occurrences with SV was more pronounced in the second half of the decade, namely psychological violence in 2008, neglect in 2008 and physical violence in 2009. The conclusion is that the increase in the coefficients of sexual violence and co-occurrences may indicate an improvement of the reporting system of instances in reference, as well as greater citizen participation through the Dial 100 complaint hotline. The indicators help to prevent and control violence against children.

Prevalência de transtornos mentais comuns e fatores associados entre idosos de um município do Brasil

Resumo Com o avancar da idade, a presenca de morbidades psiquicas sao mais frequentes e comprometem a qualidade de vida das pessoas. O objetivo do presente estudo foi estimar a prevalencia e os fatores associados a Transtornos Mentais Comuns (TMC) na populacao idosa residente em um municipio brasileiro. Estudo transversal com 310 idosos, em Ibicui-BA. Foi utilizado formulario com caracteristicas sociodemograficas, habitos de vida, estado de saude e triagem para TMC (Self-Reporting Questionnaire - SRQ-20). Para analise estatistica, foi utilizada a regressao de Poisson, com calculo das razoes de prevalencia, intervalo de confianca (95%) e nivel de significância p ≤ 0,05. A prevalencia geral de TMC foi de 55,8%. Os individuos do sexo feminino e que referiram reumatismo apresentaram maior prevalencia de TMC. Recomenda-se a realizacao de acoes de prevencao e controle dessas morbidades entre a populacao idosa do municipio.