Objective: To describe the profile of sexual violence based on information from the Information System on Notifiable Diseases (SINAN) database in Brazil from 2015 to 2019. Methods: epidemiological, cross-sectional, exploratory and descriptive study, which used secondary data obtained through the Information System of Diseases and Notification (SINAN), the survey was carried out through the DataSUS portal. The following inclusion criteria were used: (1) interpersonal/self-inflicted violence and (2) geographic scope, using the reference ‘Brazil by Region, State and Municipality’. Results: Of the total of 1,534,378 (100%) reported cases of sexual violence in Brazil between 2015 and 2019, there was a predominance of females, aged between 20 and 29 years, white and aged 5 to 8 years. ° incomplete series. Conclusion: Currently, it appears that women are the ones who suffer the most sexual violence, thus, there is a greater vulnerability among them, aged between 20 and 29 years, despite the literature classifying a higher prevalence between 10 and 29 years old. 14 years. In addition, low education and white women were the most evident.
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