Atuação da enfermagem no atendimento as vítimas de violência sexual

Abstract

The consequences of gender-based violence on the health of the person who suffers it include physical manifestations, emotional problems and greater use of health services, with the reason for consultation sometimes being non-specific. Among the main difficulties encountered in assisting victims of gender-based violence, under-detection and lack of coordination between the different organizations involved stand out. The general objective is to analyze the number of violence reported in the Notifiable Diseases Information System of the Ministry of Health by region of Brazil and the performance of the nursing team in providing assistance in cases of sexual violence in the light of Brazilian literature. The problem of sexual violence is recurrent throughout the world and victims are not specific to one age group. The literature shows that the consequences left by this type of violence are physical, moral and psychological. Includes, but is not limited to: sexual violence inflicted by a partner, sexual violence by non-partners, forced sexual initiation, childhood sexual abuse, sexual harassment and violence in schools and workplaces, and sexual violence against men and women and children.