Sociodemographic profile of adolescents deprived of liberty in the interior of the State of São Paulo

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To describe the sociodemographic profile of the female adolescent population deprived of liberty in the interior of the State of Sao Paulo. METHODS: Abstract of a doctoral thesis in public health, whose cross-sectional study was carried out based on secondary data from two Female Socio-Educational Service Centers in the city of Cerqueira César, State of Sao Paulo. A total of 374 adolescents aged 12 to 21 years were analyzed, from January 2015 to February 2016. The sample was described through different parameters such as: median, minimum, maximum and percentage estimate. For statistical analysis, the SPSS r software version 21.0 was used. RESULTS: The average age of the adolescents was 17 years old, with a predominance of brown skin color. It was observed that 69.8% of the adolescents had elementary education and the school dropout rate was 92%. Few adolescents were engaged in paid employment (21.4%) before joining the Foundation, and most had been involved in the Guardianship Council (64.7%). The average number of family members was four; 53% of them lived with their parents and 31.4% were in a stable union. The average family income was R$1,576.00. The Regional Health Care Network 12 concentrated most of the adolescents. CONCLUSION: There is a need for speedy public policies and cohesion with the needs of the female population, associated with the assertion that programs to assist adolescents, in general, keep them distant and passive from their notions of health, education, and personal and social development.