Diagnóstico sobre la violencia sexual de los niños y las niñas al interior de la familia en el municipio de Caldas, en el periodo del 2006 al 2010

Abstract

Sexual Abuse in children has a significant impact in the municipality. It is defined as a kind of child mistreatment in which the adult takes advantage of his/her superiority and the children's confidence; situation that leads to an adverse consequence which is the not comprehension of the situation due to their psychosexual immaturity; consequently, they are not prepared to give or refuse consent freely. The basic criteria for its classification were established thanks to its high predominance and also the elucidation of its conditions for their occurrence according to the diagnosis made in the municipality of Caldas, Antioquia. At least 3% the male and female children have been victims of any kind of sexual abuse. Basic marks for an effective intervention are presented in this text; taking into account the interrelationship of the risk factors that increases the probability of abuse episodes and the prevention factors that can help to reduce or control the risk factors in the municipality of Caldas, Antioquia; resulting in the possibility of a sexual abuse reduction. Finally, it is also established the prevention context guidelines for strengthening in the children the level of knowledge they must have about sexual abuse, in order to develop an ownership control sense of themselves, and to know the resources available for supporting and protecting them from this problem. This research, focused primarily on the identification of this problem, seeks to describe the speeded up rate of growth that this scourge has taken in Caldas during 2006 to 2010. Moreover, it is also shown updated and valuable data about risk factors to further understand this phenomenon.