CARACTER\ucdSTICAS EPIDEMIOL 3GICAS DEL ABUSO SEXUAL INFANTIL. UNIDAD DE PEDIATR\ucdA SOCIAL. SERVICIO DESCONCENTRADO HOSPITAL PEDI\uc1TRICO DR. "AGUST\ucdN ZUBILLAGA".

El objetivo del presente estudio fue describir las caracter\uedsticas epidemiol\uf3gicas de del abuso sexual infantil registrados en la Unidad de Pediatr\ueda Social a trav\ue9s del Programa de Atenci\uf3n a Ni\uf1os, Ni\uf1as y Adolescentes en Circunstancias Especialmente Dif\uedciles (PANACED) del Servicio Desconcentrado Hospital Pedi\ue1trico Dr. "Agust\uedn Zubillaga". En este sentido, se realiz\uf3 un estudio de tipo descriptivo retrospectivo, cuya poblaci\uf3n estuvo conformada por 562 ni\uf1os/ni\uf1as y adolescentes registrados en dicha Unidad, durante el lapso 2010-2012. Obteniendo como resultados que la edad fue de 9,04\ub11,58 a\uf1os, con predominio del sexo femenino (73,84%) y 96,62% proceden del estado Lara, con 80,85% pertenecientes al municipio Iribarren. Adem\ue1s, 28,11% fueron referidos de hospitales, 21,70% de fiscal\uedas y 19,67% por voluntad propia. Igualmente, se estableci\uf3 que en 89,50% de los casos, el agresor era conocido y de estos 30,02% contaban con un nexo familiar con la v\uedctima. El m\ue9todo o estrategia de agresi\uf3n utilizada fue actos lascivos en 15,12%, aunque 80,78% no contaban con registro. La atenci\uf3n m\ue9dica recibida por los ni\uf1os/ni\uf1as y adolescentes fue principalmente ambulatoria (72,24%), y vale resaltar que 27,76% requirieron hospitalizaci\uf3n. En consecuencia, este estudio aporta una valiosa informaci\uf3n para el equipo multidisciplinario, logrando ofrecer medidas asis\uadtenciales y preventivas que son fundamentales en la detecci\uf3n del abuso sexual infantil. PALABRAS CLAVES DEL AUTOR: Abuso sexual infantil. Agresor. Caracter\uedsticas epidemiol\uf3gicas. ABSTRACT EPIDEMIOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INFANTILE SEXUAL ABUSE. UNIT OF SOCIAL PEDIATRICS. SERVICE DESCONCENTRADO PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL DR. AGUST\ucdN ZUBILLAGA. The target of the present study was to describe the epidemiologic characteristics of the infantile sexual abuse registered in the Unit of Social Pediatrics across the Program of Attention to Children, Girls and Adolescents in Circumstances Especially Difficult (PANACED) of the Service Desconcentrado Pediatric Hospital Dr. "Agust\uedn Zubillaga". In this sense, there was realized a study of retrospective descriptive type, whose population was shaped by 562 children/girls and adolescents registered in the above mentioned Unit, during the space 2010-2012. Obtaining like results that the age was 9.04\ub11.58 years, with predominance of the feminine sex (73.84%) and 96.62% come from been Lara, with 80.85 % belonging to the municipality Iribarren. Also, 28.11% was recounted of hospitals, 21.70 % of district attorney's offices and 19.67 % for proper will. The same way, in 89.50% cases, the aggressor was known and of this 30.02% were provided with a familiar connection with the victim. The method or strategy of used aggression was lewd acts in 15.12%, although 80.78% was not provided with record. The medical attention got for the children/girls and adolescents was principally ambulatory (72.24%), and it costs to highlight that 27.76% needed hospitalization. Consequently, this study contributes a valuable information for the multidisciplinary team, managing to offer measurements asistenciales and preventive that are fundamental in the detection of the infantile sexual abuse. KEY WORDS: Infantile sexual abuse. Aggressor. Epidemiologic characteristics.