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Background: Increasing antisocial and violent behaviors in adolescents and young adults present serious challenges for public health. Children with persistent high levels of aggressiveness are often associated with developing conduct disorders later in life. Early detection of highly aggressive children and sociodemographic risk-modifying factors are important for developing effective preventive strategies. Objectives: The present study was undertaken to assess levels of aggressiveness for detecting highly aggressive children in sample populations of primary school children in an urban setting and determine significant biosociocultural risk-modifying factors in this scenario. Methods: The study was conducted during August朣eptember, 2015 in 5 primary schools of South Delhi Municipal Corporation. Sociodemographic data on 2080 students were collected. Overall aggressiveness scores (OA-Scores) were estimated using a self-report questionnaire in Hindi. Results: Categorizing students according to their OA-Scores, the data revealed that highly aggressive children constituted 4.3% of the study population. Analysis showed significant influence of (a) gender: boys displayed higher levels of aggressiveness compared to girls; (b) dietary pattern: omnivores showed higher aggressiveness than vegetarians; and (c) school environment: boys in mixed-sex (coeducational) schools displayed lower aggressiveness than from single-sex schools. Statistically significant influences of religion (Hindu/Muslim) and family type (joint/nuclear) on aggressiveness profiles were not noticeable. Conclusions: Vegetarian diets and mixed-sex education act as protective factors in the development of aggressiveness in children, especially among boys. Extending investigations to populations differing in geography and cultural backgrounds are warranted to verify present results.
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Cuando el médico tiene poca experiencia o no suele enfrentarse a este tipo situaciones, el diagnóstico de abuso sexual es difícil y cuando es un niño o una niña es aún más complicado. En la dinámica de estos eventos intervienen diversos factores. Al evaluar al niño o niña afectada es indispensable evitar la revictimización, que al tomar lugar se convierte en una nueva agresión, para lograr lo anterior se requiere que sea un equipo interdisciplinario y con experiencia, el que lleve a cabo la evolución. Se debe evitar la duplicación de interrogatorios, entrevistas y exploración física. En los casos de abuso crónico, se puede prescindir del examen físico. La relación predominante en los casos de abuso es la de padre e hija y el tipo de agresión más frecuente es el tocamiento en casi el 90% de los casos. Premisa que nos lleva a considerar que es frecuente encontrar el área genito-anal totalmente indemne durante la exploración física. Las consecuencias de sucesos como estos dependerán del apoyo familiar, el grado de culpabilidad que se genere en el niño y del abordaje y las estrategias que se pongan en marcha para enfrentar la agresión.
When the doctor has little experience, the diagnosis of sexual abuse is difficult and when the victim is a child, is even more complicated. The dynamic of these events involved several factors. When assessing the affected youth it is essential to avoid re-victimization, which becomes a new aggression. In order to achieve this is required an interdisciplinary and experienced team to develop the analysis. Avoid duplication of interrogations, interviews and physical examination. In cases of chronic abuse, the physicians can dispense physical examination. The predominant relationship in cases of abuse is father and daughter and the most frequent type of aggression is touching, almost in 90% of cases. Reason why is not uncommon to get no abnormal findings in physical examination. The consequences of these kinds of events will depend on family support, the degree of culpability that is generated on the child and the approach and the implemented strategies to deal with aggression.