“…Most of the studies found were made in the south of Brazil. Out of a total of 11 studies found, 6 had been made in southern states (De Lorenzi, Pontalti, & Flech, 2001;Habigzang, Koller, Azevedo, & Machado, 2005;Machado, Lueneberg, Régis, & Nunes, 2005;Martins & Jorge, 2010;Pelisoli, Pires, Almeida, & Dell´Aglio, 2010;Polanczyc, Zavaschi, Benetti, Zenker, & Gammerman, 2003), followed by the southeast region which presented three studies (Campos, et al, 2005;Ferriani, Garbin, & Ribeiro, 2004;Lucânia, Miyazaki, & Domingos, 2008) The predominant means of data collection was the documentary analysis, made through the consultation of judicial shift, medical records, protocols and registration forms. Only one study made use of a screening tool to check the occurence of sexual violence (Polanczyc et al, 2003).…”