title: [Child and adolescent abuse recorded at a national referral hospital, 2006 - 2011].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the records of child and adolescent abuse of the Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño (INSN) from January 2006 to September 2011, characterizing the victim and perpetrator.
  
  
  METHODS
  A secondary sources analysis was performed, based on the domestic violence and child abuse records, from froms administered by Child Abuse and Adolescent Health Unit (MAMIS) at the INSN. The records include data of the victim, offender and characteristics of the aggression. Types of aggression were categorized as: sexual, physical, psychological or neglection. Frequencies and percentages are presented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 1798 records were included. From them 63.9% were girls, and 39.9% were adolescents. Males accounted for 60.6% of the offenders, and 65.8% of assaults occurred at home. Sexual assault was recorded in 48.6%, with more frequency among girls (73.2%) and adolescents (44.4%); and intercourse occurred in 9.6% of the cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  From the INSN MAMIS records, aggressions to girls was the most frequent type of report, the aggressor was often a male and most of the attacks occurred in the child's home. Sexual assault accounted for almost half of the series.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de San Martin de Porres, Lima, Perú. lore.escalante@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Lorena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Escalante-Romero
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huamaní
authors.forename: Hilda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Serpa
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Urbano-Durand
authors.forename: Gaudy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Farfán-Meza
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferrer-Salas
authors.forename: Gilda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Granados-Chávez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D055815:Young Adult