[Multidisciplinary care for victims of sexual assault: the experience at the Federal University in São Paulo, Brazil].
This article discusses the importance of multidisciplinary care for victims of sexual assault in order to mitigate the respective physical, psychological, and social harm. The article begins with a brief description of the activities by various professionals involved in the care of victims treated at the Women's Health Center of the Federal University in São Paulo, and presents the outcome of some cases treated at this institution in its five years of experience. The article provides the socio-demographic profile of female rape victims since the beginning of this women's health service, with the number of women who became pregnant, those who underwent abortion, and the number of court suits filed.
Mattar
Rosiane
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Casa de Saúde da Mulher Professor Domingos Deláscio, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil. rosiane.toco@epm.br
Abrahão
Anelise Riedel
AR
Andalaft Neto
Jorge
J
Colas
Osmar R
OR
Schroeder
Irene
I
Machado
Salvina Jesus Reis
SJ
Mancini
Silvana
S
Vieira
Beatriz de Aguiar
Bde A
Bertolani
Georgia Bianca Martins
GB
D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011902:Rape / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014932:Women's Health Services