Prevalência das várias formas de violência entre escolares

Abstract

Objective: Estimating the prevalence of violent events in the experience of students aged between 11 and 15 years regularly attending public schools.Methods: A cross-sectional study with a random sample group of children from public schools. The questionnaire called Child Abuse Screening Tool Version (ICAST-C) was administered to 288 children aged between 11 and 15 years randomly selected. The types of violence analyzed were abuses of physical, psychological and sexual nature.Results: The fragmentation of the nuclear family was frequent, with less than 50% of children living with both parents; frequent feelings of insecurity in schools, associated with a high prevalence of physical violence (85.4%), psychological (62.5%); and violence of a sexual nature (34.7%).Conclusion: There was high prevalence of various forms of violence in the family and school environment of these children.