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Table 7 Lifetime-prevalence of schoolchildren’s exposure to violent behaviors by form of violence experienced and by child’s sex, per country

From: Lifetime and past-year prevalence of children’s exposure to violence in 9 Balkan countries: the BECAN study

Country

Sex

Form of children’s exposure (scales of the ICAST-CR.)

Psychological violence

Physical violence

Sexual violence

Contact sexual violence

Feeling of neglect

Positive and non violent parenting

% (n)

95% C.I.

% (n)

95% C.I.

% (n)

95% C.I.

% (n)

95% C.I.

% (n)

95% C.I.

% (n)

95% C.I.

Albania

Female

70.09 (1263)

67.97–72.20

60.65 (1093)

58.40–62.91

8.22 (148)

6.95–9.49

2.06 (37)

1.40–2.72

30.74* (553)

28.61–32.87

95.23 (1716)

94.24–96.21

 

Male

66.93 (1018)

64.57–69.29

58.16 (884)

55.68–60.64

14.50* (220)

12.73–16.27

8.11 (123)

6.74–9.49

19.79 (300)

17.78–21.79

93.95 (1428)

92.75–95.15

B & H

Female

73.36 (1027)

71.04–75.67

67.43 (944)

64.97–69.88

17.93 (251)

15.92–19.94

7.65 (107)

6.26–9.04

47.50* (665)

44.88–50.12

96.57 (1352)

95.62–97.52

 

Male

71.67 (878)

69.15–74.20

68.25 (834)

65.64–70.86

19.47 (237)

17.25–21.70

12.25 (149)

10.41–14.10

30.79 (375)

28.20–33.38

95.42 (1167)

94.25–96.59

Bulgaria

Female

68.83 (722)

66.02–71.63

59.87 (628)

56.90–62.83

7.91 (83)

6.28–9.55

4.29 (45)

3.06–5.52

25.93 (272)

23.28–28.58

92.56 (971)

90.98–94.15

 

Male

70.23 (696)

67.39–73.08

64.58 (641)

61.71–67.66

9.28 (92)

7.48–11.09

5.55 (55)

4.12–6.98

21.29 (211)

18.74–23.84

91.83 (910)

90.12–93.53

Croatia

Female

73.54 (1370)

71.53–75.54

66.38 (1236)

64.23–68.53

11.96 (222)

10.48–13.44

5.18 (96)

4.17–6.18

40.56* (754)

38.33–42.79

97.91 (1823)

97.26–98.56

 

Male

72.53 (1291)

70.45–74.60

67.10 (1189)

64.91–69.29

8.31 (147)

7.03–9.60

3.80 (67)

2.90–4.69

29.77 (527)

27.64–31.90

96.51 (1726)

95.66–97.37

FYROM

Female

63.70 (4590)

61.21–66.18

49.03 (4236)

46.44–51.61

6.01 (907)

4.78–7.24

2.47 (423)

1.66–3.28

30.96* (2343)

28.57–33.36

83.66 (5394)

81.75–85.57

 

Male

65.68 (4101)

62.93–68.43

52.71 (3726)

49.82–55.60

9.64* (738)

7.91–11.37

5.50 (364)

4.16–6.84

23.07 (1528)

20.62–25.52

84.13 (4864)

82.02–86.25

Greece

Female

83.76 (916)

82.78–84.74

77.37 (704)

76.26–78.48

16.62 (86)

15.63–17.61

7.76 (35)

7.05–8.47

42.83* (444)

41.52–44.14

98.43 (1203)

98.10–98.76

 

Male

82.50 (754)

81.44–83.55

75.27 (603)

74.07–76.47

15.02 (108)

14.03–16.02

7.42 (61)

6.68–8.15

30.96 (263)

29.67–32.25

97.91 (965)

97.51–98.30

Romania

Female

76.91 (2542)

75.48–78.35

65.57 (2163)

63.94–67.19

7.90 (260)

6.98–8.82

3.01 (99)

2.43–3.60

26.56* (876)

25.05–28.07

96.43 (3187)

95.80–97.06

 

Male

76.51 (2003)

74.88–78.18

68.79 (1794)

67.01–70.57

7.91 (205)

6.87–8.95

4.26 (110)

3.48–5.04

17.57 (456)

16.10–19.03

95.37 (2949)

94.57–96.18

Serbia

Female

71.31 (1397)

69.31–73.31

68.57 (1342)

66.52–70.63

7.53 (147)

6.36–8.70

3.79 (74)

2.95–4.64

34.56* (676)

32.45–36.67

97.96 (1919)

97.33–98.58

 

Male

65.72 (1359)

63.67–67.76

69.76 (1437)

67.77–71.74

9.39 (193)

8.13–10.65

5.95 (122)

4.92–6.97

23.38 (481)

21.55–25.21

96.76 (1998)

95.99–97.52

Turkey

Female

70.89 (2625)

69.43–72.35

56.12 (2077)

54.52–57.72

N/Aa

 

N/Aa

 

48.12* (1780)

46.51–49.73

94.65 (3502)

93.92–95.37

 

Male

70.28 (2686)

68.83–71.73

60.58* (2307)

59.03–62.14

N/Aa

 

N/Aa

 

37.25 (1414)

35.71–38.79

93.19 (3558)

92.39–93.99

  1. aNot available
  2. * Significant at p < 0.05