Situation of mendicancy, child labor and child prostitution against children and teenagers in londrina, Paraná State – 2006 - DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v31i1.5738

Abstract

In recent decades, the importance of childhood and adolescence and the necessity of protection for these groups have moved societies towards notifying the competent authorities of risk situations involving children and teenagers. This study aims to reveal the circumstances of mendicancy, child labor and prostitution involving minors under age 15, residing in Londrina, Paraná State, notified to Tutelary Councils in 2006. Data were analyzed with the help of the Epi Info software. Twenty-seven cases were studied, of which 55.6% were girls, age 8 (26.7%), and 44.4% boys, age 11 (33.3%). The main aggressors were the mother (37.0%) and the father (37.0%), with the age for males between 30 and 34 years old (58.3%) and between 20 and 24 for females (40.0%). Among boys, child labor (58.3%) and mendicancy (41.7%) were the main forms of abuse; among girls, mendicancy (53.3%), prostitution (33.3%) and child labor (13.3%).