Publications by authors named "Kalesa Elias de Araujo Souza"
Rev Paul Pediatr
May 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate cases of nonsexual violence against children and adolescents at a university hospital over a 15-year period, analyzing various factors such as types of violence and patients' demographics.
- Out of 295,993 patients, 240 (0.1%) were diagnosed with nonsexual violence, with the majority being children (61.7%), and the most common forms identified were negligence (65.0%), physical violence (25.8%), and psychological/emotional aggression (21.7%).
- The findings revealed significant differences in referral sources, with more children being referred from emergency departments compared to adolescents, indicating varied patterns of violence detection and reporting between these age groups.
