Nonsexual violence against children and adolescents: a study in a Latin American tertiary and university hospital.
Reinan Tavares CamposLorena Vasconcelos Mesquita MartinianoAmanda Kerlyn Santos LirioKalesa Elias de Araujo SouzaNatalia RoseJuliana Martins Monteiro DiasAntônio Carlos Alves CardosoSylvia Costa Lima FarhatClovis Artur Almeida da SilvaPublished in: Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo (2022)
Nonsexual violence against our pediatric population was rarely diagnosed in a tertiary hospital, mainly negligence, physical, and psychological/emotional aggression. Approximately two-thirds of violence diagnosis occurred in children, referred mainly by the emergency department. In contrast, approximately one-third of violence diagnosis occurred in adolescents, referred mostly by outpatient clinics.