Characteristics of sexual violence against adolescent girls and adult women

201466 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Márcia de Toledo Blake · Universidade Federal do Maranhão

Jefferson Drezett · Universidade de São Paulo

Maria Auxiliadora F. Vertamatti · Faculdade de Medicina do ABC

Fernando Adami · Faculdade de Medicina do ABC

Vítor Engrácia Valenti · Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Adriana Costa Paiva · Hospital Pérola Byington

Joseval Martins Viana

Abstract

Although children and adolescents require the same intervention measures and legal protection, a considerable proportion of adolescent sex offenders can face conditions similar to those of adult women.

Topics & Keywords

Intimate Partner and Family Violence Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Women s Health

Volume 14, Issue 1, pp. 15-15

DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-14-15

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