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Table 3 Prevalence of different types and combinations of maltreatment

From: Child maltreatment in Germany: prevalence rates in the general population

Type/combination of maltreatment

N

Percent in relation to participants with at least one type of maltreatment (N = 772)

Emotional abuse (EA) only

20

2.59

Physical abuse (PA) only

22

2.85

Sexual abuse (SA) only

60

7.77

Emotional neglect (EN) only

49

6.35

Physical neglect (PN) only

265

34.33

EA + PA

4

0.52

EA + SA

12

1.55

EA + EN

13

1.68

EA + PN

5

0.65

PA + SA

1

0.13

PA + EN

3

0.39

PA + PN

11

1.42

SA + EN

3

0.39

SA + PN

13

1.68

EN + PN

108

13.99

EA + PA + SA

3

0.39

EA + PA + EN

18

2.33

EA + PA + PN

4

0.52

EA + SA + EN

4

0.52

EA + SA + PN

3

0.39

EA + EN + PN

7

0.91

PA + SA + EN

1

0.13

PA + SA + PN

4

0.52

PA + EN + PN

27

3.50

SA + EN + PN

20

2.59

EA + PA + SA + EN

2

0.26

EA + PA + SA + PN

10

1.30

EA + PA + EN + PN

21

2.72

EA + SA + EN + PN

6

0.78

PA + SA + EN + PN

14

1.81

EA + PA + SA + EN + PN

30

3.89

  1. EA emotional abuse, PA physical abuse, SA sexual abuse, EN emotional neglect, PN physical neglect