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Sexual abuse and associated factors in school population belonging to an educational institution of the city of Manizales; Caldas (Colombia); 2012

Abuso sexual y factores asociados en población escolarizada perteneciente a una institución educativa de la ciudad de Manizales, Caldas (Colombia), 2012./Sexual abuse and associated factors in school population belonging to an educational institution of





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Àlape zuluaga, C. julieth, castaño castrillón, J. jaime, castaño quintero, L. maría, cely enciso, E. francisco, marín enao, J., & ocampo arcía, D. gildardo. (2013). Sexual abuse and associated factors in school population belonging to an educational institution of the city of Manizales; Caldas (Colombia); 2012. Archivos De Medicina (Manizales), 13(1), 47-60. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.13.1.12.2013
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Àlape zuluaga, C. julieth, castaño castrillón, J. jaime, castaño quintero, L. maría, cely enciso, E. francisco, marín enao, J., & ocampo arcía, D. gildardo. (2013). Sexual abuse and associated factors in school population belonging to an educational institution of the city of Manizales; Caldas (Colombia); 2012. Archivos De Medicina (Manizales), 13(1), 47-60. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.13.1.12.2013

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Caroly julieth Àlape zuluaga
José jaime castaño castrillón
Luisa maría castaño quintero
Edgar francisco cely enciso
Jhonatan marín enao
David gildardo ocampo arcía

José jaime castaño castrillón,

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To identify the frequency of sexual abuse in students of an educational
institution from the city of Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. Materials and methods: The
current cross-sectional study, was executed in an educational institution of Manizales.
The secondary student population was 614 students, from which a sample was taken
from 150 students, of whom 96% are women; mean age 12,84 years. Demographic
variables, vulnerability and sexual abuse were taken according to questionnaires used
in previous studies. Results: 20% of the population have undergone some incident of
sexual abuse, 33% in men and 19,4% in women. There was no significant difference
between strata. Overall, the abuse did not depend on the age, even though some
coincident ones of abuse yes. The vulnerability average was of 9,64, sexual abuse
knowledge 68,97 (maximum 100 for both). Among the abused, the 47,6% it was it
once. Abused children for the first time were between 12 and 14 years old with 27,3%,
and the last time that an abuse happened with a percentage of 27,3% between ages
of 12 and 14. The 18,2% continue being victims of sexual abuse, and the 31,8% of
the cases the abuser was a stranger. Conclusion: The sexual violence is a serious
problem of public health that it requires a public awareness through public service’s
announcements, posters and brochures in spanish that promote a healthy and responsible
child care; furthermore is important to provide to the community information
about child security and how to denounce the abuse of minors.

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