Victims of bad treatment, negligence or abandonment in a Northeast Brazilian state

Abstract

Objective: describes an epidemiological situation of people who have been victims of abuse, neglect or abandonment in a state in northeastern Brazil. Method: This is an exploratory and descriptive study, with a quantitative approach and retrospective data, developed with data obtained from the Notifiable Diseases Information System. Results: The population comprised people attended and notified in the services themselves and under the Unified Health System, due to maltreatment, neglect or abandonment, between 2015 and 2018. It was observed that the majority were female (59, 6%), aged up to 9 years (56.4%) and residents of the urban area (79.1%). As for people who committed abuse, neglect or abandonment, the majority were female, had not drunk alcohol and violence was motivated by generational conflict (20%). Conclusion: The need for public policies to protect children and people who are in a situation of vulnerability was highlighted.