Pascolat G, Santos C de F, Campos E C, Busato D, Marinho D H, Valdez L C
Hospital Universitário Evangélico, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
J Pediatr (Rio J). 2001 Jan-Feb;77(1):35-40. doi: 10.2223/jped.107.
To establish the profile of children who suffer abuse and of abuse perpetrators. METHODS: 225 cases of confirmed child-abuse in Curitiba, state of Paraná, were studied in 1998 based on information collected using a protocol. RESULTS: The following patterns were observed: 56% of the children were in school age; 59.6% were the first child of the couple; 84.4% were natural offspring; and 71.1% of the children had a satisfactory school record. Multiple injuries (38.2%) were found on the victimś bodies, mostly bruises (37.8%). The main aggressor was the mother (42.2%); 25.8% of them said that the reason for the violence was disciplining the child; 72% of the mothers denied the use of alcohol. CONCLUSION: Our results reveal that the children who are most affected by physical abuse are the first-borns of married couples, with age between 5 and 11 years; their schooling level is compatible with their age. Most violent acts are performed by the mother, who hits the child leaving bruises on several parts of the victimacute;s body, with the objective of educating, or setting limits to the child.
确定遭受虐待儿童及虐待实施者的特征。方法：1998年，基于使用一份协议收集的信息，对巴拉那州库里蒂巴市225例确诊的儿童虐待案件进行了研究。结果：观察到以下模式：56%的儿童为学龄期；59.6%是夫妻的第一个孩子；84.4%是亲生子女；71.1%的儿童学业成绩令人满意。受害者身上发现多处受伤（38.2%），主要是瘀伤（37.8%）。主要施暴者是母亲（42.2%）；其中25.8%表示暴力的原因是管教孩子；72%的母亲否认饮酒。结论：我们的结果显示，受身体虐待影响最大的儿童是已婚夫妇的头胎，年龄在5至11岁之间；他们的学业水平与年龄相符。大多数暴力行为由母亲实施，母亲殴打孩子，导致受害者身体多处出现瘀伤，目的是教育孩子或给孩子立规矩。
