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ArticleRevista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia2023

Adolescent Female Victims of Sexual Violence: Analysis of Loss of Follow-up after Emergency Care and Outpatient Follow-up.

Alejandra Suyapa Becerra Torres, Otávio Prado Alabarse, Ândria Cléia Alves, Ana Luiza Teixeira, Renata Cruz Soares de Azevedo, Arlete Fernandes

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Article in Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Alejandra Suyapa Becerra TorresUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Tocoginecologia, Divisão de Ginecologia, Campinas, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4021-5335
Otávio Prado AlabarseUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Tocoginecologia, Divisão de Ginecologia, Campinas, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8745-0570
Ândria Cléia AlvesUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Tocoginecologia, Divisão de Ginecologia, Campinas, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4082-0316
Ana Luiza TeixeiraUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Tocoginecologia, Divisão de Ginecologia, Campinas, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0178-3919
Renata Cruz Soares de AzevedoUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Tocoginecologia, Divisão de Ginecologia, Campinas, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7098-7109
Arlete FernandesUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Tocoginecologia, Divisão de Ginecologia, Campinas, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5872-0017

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Abstract

objectiveTo assess the loss to follow-up after emergency care and during 6-months of outpatient follow-up, and the associated variables, among adolescent sexual violence survivors.

methodsThis is a retrospective study with review of the medical records of 521 females, aged 10 to 18 years, who received emergency care in a referral service in São Paulo, Brazil. The variables were sociodemographic; personal history; characteristics of abuse, disclosure, and reactions triggered after abuse (physical and mental disorders as well as social changes), psychotropic prescription needs, and moment of abandonment: after emergency care and before completing 6 months of outpatient follow-up. To compare groups of patients lost to follow-up at each time point, we used the Chi-square and Fisher exact tests followed by multiple logistic regression with stepwise criterion for selection of associated variables. We calculated the odds ratio with confidence interval (OR, CI 95%). The level of significance adopted was 5%.

resultsA total of 249/521 (47.7%) adolescents discontinued follow-up, 184 (35.3%) after emergency care and 65 (12.4%) before completing outpatient follow-up. The variables of living with a partner (OR = 5.94 [CI 95%; 2.49-14.20]); not having a religion (OR = 2.38 [CI 95%;1.29-4.38)]), having a Catholic religion [OR =  2.11 (CI 95%; 1.17-3.78)]; and not disclosing the abuse [OR = 2.07 (CI 95%; 1.25-3.44)] were associated with loss to follow-up after emergency care. Not needing mental disorder care (OR = 2.72 [CI 95%; 1.36-5.46]) or social support (OR = 2.33 [CI 95%; 1.09-4.99]) were directly associated with loss to outpatient follow-up.

conclusionMeasures to improve adherence to follow-up should be aimed at adolescents who live with a partner and those who do not tell anyone about the violence.

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Emergency Medical ServicesSex OffensesAdolescentBrazilFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansOutpatientsRetrospective Studies

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