Cien Saude Colet 2017 22(9):2873-2880., and the profile of the victims was characterized in two large dimensions - girls suffered Domestic Violence more than boys, who were more frequent victims of Armed Violence 6 6 Malta DC, Bernal RTI, Pugedo FSF, Lima CM, Mascarenhas MDM, Jorge AO, Melo EM. The increase in domestic violence in Brazil from 2009-2014. In Brazil, teenagers were one of the most victimized groups between 20 5 5 Rodrigues NCP, O'Dwyer G, Andrade MKN, Flynn MB, Monteiro DLM, Lino VTS. Global Prevalence of Past-year Violence Against Children: A Systematic Review and Minimum Estimates. In Latin America, approximately one in three children were victims in the twelve-month period 4 4 Hillis S, Mercy J, Amobi A, Kress H. Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in school-aged youth: A systematic review (1990-2015). Globally, it is estimated that between 10% to 15% children of school age are victims of some type of severe violence 3 3 Carlson JS, Yohannan J, Darr CL, Turley MR, Larez NA, Perfect MM. Direitos negados - A violĂȘncia contra crianças e adolescentes no Brasil. Global status report on violence prevention. Three types of violence are highlighted: the Domestic, when it occurs between relatives Violence by Intimate Partner, when the abuser and victim are in an romantic relationship and Armed Violence, when it involves weapons to injure or threaten another person 1 1 World Health Organization (WHO). ![]() Interpersonal violence is the intentional use of force or power, in a real or threatening way, against the person or group, which can cause death by injury, bodily or psychological harm, by physical, psychological, sexual assaults or negligence 1 1 World Health Organization (WHO). Violence Domestic Violence Violence against Women Exposure to Violence Students All forms of victimization were more frequent among public school students, among those at age 16 or older, for those whose mothers have a lower educational level and those who have used alcohol or illegal drugs. The victimization for DV and SV was higher among the girls, while the FV and KV were greater among the boys. The DV was more frequent in the South-eastern region, FV was more frequent in the Central-Western region and the KV and SV were more frequent in the Northern region. A total of 100,540 individuals were assessed and the prevalence of victimization for DV, KV, FV and SV was 14.5%, 7.9%, 5.7% and 4.0%, respectively. Univariate, bivariate and multivariate analyses were carried out considering the sample weights. The sampling process was at random and cluster-based and performed in three stages: municipalities, schools, and classrooms. All 9th grade students from public and private schools in Brazil were invited to participate. This was a nationwide Brazilian survey with school-based interviews. The study aims to describe victimization for domestic violence (DV), knife-related violence (KV), firearm-related violence (FV) and sexual violence (SV).
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