Recurring violence against adolescents: an analysis of notifications.
Franciéle Marabotti Costa Leite, Isaura Barros Alves Pinto, Mayara Alves Luis and 3 others
PMID 36197390WHAT IT FOUND
46.4% of adolescent violence notifications in Espírito Santo were recurring.
Girls aged 10 to 14, adolescents with disability, and cases involving psychological violence/neglect or home setting had higher recurrence prevalence. Nurses should ask about repeated harm.
Key findings
01From 2011 to 2018, Espírito Santo recorded 3,094 cases of recurring violence against adolescents, a frequency of 46.4%.
02In adjusted analysis, recurring violence was more prevalent in girls (PR 1.26), adolescents aged 10 to 14 years (PR 1.20), and adolescents with disability or disorder (PR 1.52).
03Psychological violence/neglect and other violence were 30% and 57% more prevalent in recurring abuse than self-harm, and most recurring violence occurred at home (PR 1.56).
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The study used existing notification records, so adolescents whose violence was never reported are not included. The authors noted that some database fields were incomplete. The findings describe notifications in a single Brazilian state from 2011 to 2018, so they may not apply to other settings.
Declared interests
The supplied text does not state author conflicts of interest. Publication of the supplement was supported by PAHO/WHO, and the study was supported by FAPES grant 215/2018. The article was part of a call on adolescent health and the role of nurses, edited by the University of São Paulo nursing school and a PAHO/WHO collaborating centre.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read these associations as proof that being a girl, being younger, or having a disability causes recurring violence. This was a cross-sectional analysis of notified cases in a single Brazilian state, and it cannot establish cause or show that screening these groups prevents recurrence.