Physical evidence of rape against children and adolescents in Brazil: Analysis of 13,870 reports of sexual assault in 2017

Introduction: The medical literature reports child and adolescent maltreatment since the 8th century. Unfortunately, even today, the incomplete knowledge of this event persists. Several forms of violence are applied to children and adolescents, mainly sexual violence including rape and sexual assaul...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ivan Dieb Miziara, Carmen Silvia Molleis Galego Miziara, Luan Salguero Aguiar, Beatriz Alvez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-03-01
Series:SAGE Open Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121221088682