Documentary Analysis of Cases of Sexual Violence Against Boys Reported in Porto Alegre

There are few studies regarding sexual violence (SV) against boys in Brazil. Considering this fact, the present study aimed to investigate cases reported in the General Coordination of Health Surveillance of Porto Alegre (POA GVCS) between 2009 and 2011. A total of 239 notification forms were analyzed according to: characteristics of the victim (i.e., age, race, education level, presence of disability, SV consequences); of the SV (i.e., occurrence year, notification year, notifying establishment, context, place of occurrence, type, occurrence of penetration, number of episodes, others forms of violence, number of perpetrators, final classification – whether confirmed or not – and referrals); and of the abusers (i.e., gender, relationship to the victim, use of alcohol/drugs). There was predominance of white boys between seven and 12 years of age, victims of intrafamilial SV of two or more episodes perpetrated by male perpetrators. These results can be used in planning preventive and therapeutic interventions specific to boys who are victims of SV. Hay poca investigación en Brasil sobre la violencia sexual (VS) contra los niños. Así, fueron investigados los casos notificados en la Coordinadora General de Vigilancia en Salud de Porto Alegre (CGSV POA) entre 2009 y 2011. Fueron analizadas descriptivamente 239 historias respecto a: características de las víctimas (i.e., edad, color, escolaridad, deficiencias y consecuencias de la VS); de la VS (i.e., año de la ocurrencia y notificación, establecimiento notificador, ámbito, local de ocurrencia, tipo, ocurrencia de penetración, número de episodios, otras formas de violencia, número de agresores, clasificación final – confirmado o no – y direccionamientos); y de los agresores (i.e., sexo, relación con la víctima, uso de alcohol/drogas). Predominaron niños entre siete y 12 años, blancos, víctimas de VS intrafamiliar en dos o más episodios, perpetrada por agresores del sexo masculino. Tales resultados pueden ser utilizados en la planificación de intervenciones preventivas y terapéuticas para niños víctimas de VS. A violência sexual (VS) contra meninos é um tema sobre o qual há poucas pesquisas no Brasil. Diante disto, objetivou-se investigar os casos notificados na Coordenadoria Geral de Vigilância em Saúde de Porto Alegre (CGSV POA) entre 2009 e 2011. Foram analisadas descritivamente 239 fichas quanto a: características das vítimas (i.e, idade, cor, escolaridade, deficiência, consequências da VS); da VS (i.e., ano