Violencia sexual: factores asociados en embarazadas adolescentes, según el código penal orgánico del ecuador

Abstract

Sexual violence in adolescents is the act of coercion carried out by the aggressor towards the victim, so that intimidation and physical and psychological abuse are the main characteristics of this type of action that threatens the lives of adolescents. . Seven out of ten minors suffer sexual violence by a family member and/or a stranger. The World Health Organization managed to determine that from 2000 to 2018, the rate of sexual abuse in women was 30%, so much so that one in three women has suffered from physical to sexual violence, which is why which, the Ecuadorian state during the first quarter of this year, presented the new regulations of the Organic Comprehensive Criminal Code, where the interruption of unwanted pregnancy as a result of sexual violence is promoted. Objective: To analyze sexual violence and its associated factors in pregnant adolescents, through the Organic Penal Code of Ecuador, in the period 2022. Materials and methods: A search for scientific articles was carried out, through the Google Academic database, Scielo and PubMed, among which 27 scientific articles were collected, evidencing the importance of the study topic. Conclusion: It is concluded that one of the factors associated with sexual violence in adolescents is the absence of parents at home, which is why the aggressor proceeds to commit acts that threaten the lives of adolescents.