Efectos de la violencia intrafamiliar en edades pediátricas en un área de salud de Cuba
Autor: | Jesús Alberto Roa Saborit, Iliannis Yisel Roa Bruzón, Vianned Beatriz Morales Placencia, Rita Irma González Sábado, Laura Teresa Mejía Cruz |
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Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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Zdroj: | Revista Médica Hondureña, Vol 92, Iss No. 1, Pp 28-32 (2024) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 0375-1112 1995-7068 |
DOI: | 10.5377/rmh.v92i1.18243 |
Popis: | Introduction: Domestic violence is one of the most frequent health problems today, it is not always reported, since fear prevails in the attacked people. Objective: Describe the effects of domestic violence in pediatric ages. Method: A descriptive, retros-pective study was carried out at the Hermanos Cordové Provincial Hospital, during the months of January 2021 to January 2022. The population was 213 records using intentional sampling, 91 records of patients who attended in the indicated period were selected; The reason for consultation was that his condition was caused or a consequence of domestic violence. The variables measured: age, sex, type of violence against the child and the consequences. Descriptive statistics were applied to analyze the data. Results: Physical violence predominated in 47.2% (43), 67% (61) were female, and 51.7% (47) were in the 15-19 age group. The conse-quences found were: difficulty falling asleep and eating disorders in preschool patients (1-4 years) 7.7% (7), aggressiveness 16.4% (15) for the group of schoolchildren (5-14), lack of appetite and anorexia in adolescents (15-19) 23.0 % (21). Discussion: Patients affected by violence may present aggression, difficulty socializing and expressing themselves, as well as manifest difficulty in lear-ning as a result of damage to motor development, psychological and intellectual. The affected person’s self-esteem is reduced and there are problems with eating or sleeping. |
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