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RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ, Manuel; ARTEAGA RAMIREZ, Illovis  y  RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ, Osmel. Characterization of Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour towards Children and Adolescents. Medisur [online]. 2014, vol.12, n.2, pp. 398-407. ISSN 1727-897X.

Background: child sexual abuse is a reality that deeply lacerates families and individuals who suffer it.Objective: to characterize child victims of sexual abuse.Methods: a descriptive study was conducted in 2012 at the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima Hospital, involving 50 victims of sexual abuse less than 16 years of age who were assessed by the Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation Commission. Sex, age, origin, form and frequency of sexual abuse, relationship to perpetrator, place and time of occurrence, physical indicators found on genital examination and personal, family and community risk factors were analyzed.Results: the highest incidence of sexual abuse was found in girls (76%). The most common sexual offenses were lascivious abuse (48%), corruption of minors (22%) and rape (16%). Abuses were continuous in 62% of cases. Ninety percent of these acts were committed by individuals related to the child, relatives, neighbors or acquaintances; 58% occurred in the house of the perpetrator or the victim and in the afternoon (44%). There were no physical indicators on the genital examination in 58% of the cases. There are no personal risk factors in most of the children (92%), predominant community and family risk factor was alcoholism (64 and 38 % respectively). Conclusions: child victims of sexual abuse have characteristics and risk factors at the family and community levels that help to identify vulnerable groups.

Palabras clave : child abuse, sexual; risk factors; life change events; risk groups.

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