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Table 8 Past-year 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

63.37 (1142)

61.15–65.60

48.83 (880)

46.53–51.14

6.00 (108)

4.90–7.10

1.39* (25)

0.85–1.93

26.68* (480)

24.64–28.73

93.40 (1683) 

82.25–94.54

 

Male

59.83 (901)

57.37–62.29

48.03 (730)

45.51–50.54

12.85* (195)

11.17–14.54

7.26 (110)

5.95–8.56

16.09 (244)

14.25–17.94

92.57 (1407) 

91.25–93.88

B & H

Female

65.93 (923)

63.45–68.41

49.79 (697)

47.17–52.40

12.43 (174)

10.70–14.16

5.65* (79)

4.44–6.86

40.50* (567)

37.93–43.07

95.50 (1338)

94.41–96.59

 

Male

62.04 (760)

59.32–64.76

52.62 (643)

49.82–55.42

15.04 (183)

13.03–17.05

10.03 (122)

8.34–11.72

25.04 (305)

22.61–27.47

93.13 (1139)

91.71–94.55

Bulgaria

Female

61.77 (648)

58.83–64.71

47.28 (496)

44.26–50.30

6.96 (73)

5.42–8.50

3.72 (39)

2.57–4.86

22.21 (233)

19.70–24.73

90.75 (952)

89.00–92.51

 

Male

62.66 (621)

59.65–65.68

49.75 (493)

46.63–52.86

8.07 (80)

6.38–9.77

5.05 (50)

3.68–6.41

17.46 (173)

15.09–19.82

89.51 (887)

87.60–91.41

Croatia

Female

66.40 (1237)

64.25–68.54

44.58 (830)

42.32–46.83

8.03 (149)

6.79–9.26

3.34 (62)

2.52–4.16

33.67* (626)

31.53–35.82

96.78 (1802)

95.98–97.58

 

Male

64.94 (1156)

62.73–67.16

46.56 (825)

44.24–48.88

6.33 (122)

5.20–7.47

3.17 (56)

2.36–3.99

23.33 (413)

21.36–25.30

95.56 (1699)

94.60–96.51

FYROM

Female

59.81 (3833)

57.27–62.34

40.18 (2550)

37.65–42.72

4.89* (484)

3.77–6.01

2.26* 191)

1.49–3.04

28.73* (1689)

26.39–31.07

82.82 (5293)

80.87–84.77

 

Male

60.71 (3485)

57.89–63.54

45.19 (2389)

42.31–48.08

8.30 (505)

6.69–9.92

4.78 (270)

3.52–6.03

20.09 (1059)

17.76–22.41

83.26 (4759)

81.10–85.42

Greece

Female

69.95 (860)

68.73–71.16

46.58 (577)

45.25–47.90

8.87 (70)

8.11–9.62

3.50* (32)

3.01–3.99

30.88* (412)

29.65–32.10

96.59 (1191)

96.11–97.07

 

Male

70.11 (697)

68.83–71.38

48.26 (517)

46.87–49.65

10.28 (93)

9.43–11.13

5.50 (53)

4.86–6.14

21.45 (229)

20.31–22.60

95.79 (955)

95.23–96.35

Romania

Female

66.02 (2182)

64.41–67.64

42.29* (1395)

40.60–43.97

4.65 (153)

3.93–5.37

1.46* (48)

1.05–1.87

19.44* (641)

18.09–20.79

93.59 (3093

92.75–94.42

 

Male

65.93 (1726)

64.11–67.74

47.70 (1244)

45.78–49.62

5.40 (140)

4.53–6.27

2.86 (74)

2.22–3.51

13.10 (340)

11.80–14.39

92.77 (2426

91.78–93.76

Serbia

Female

63.25* (1239)

61.11–65.38

45.94 (899)

43.73–48.15

4.92* (96)

3.96–5.88

2.51* (49)

1.82–3.21

27.66* (541)

25.68–29.64

95.05 (1862

94.09–96.01

 

Male

56.19 (1162)

54.05–58.33

46.99 (968)

44.84–49.15

7.49 (154)

6.36–8.63

4.82 (99)

3.90–5.75

18.28 (376)

16.61–19.95

94.14 (1944)

93.13–95.15

Turkey

Female

63.06 (2335)

61.50–64.61

43.61* (1614)

42.01–45.21

N/Aa

 

N/Aa

 

43.09* (1594)

41.50–44.69

91.73 (3394)

90.84–92.62

 

Male

62.59 (2392)

61.05–64.12

48.45 (1845)

46.86–50.04

N/Aa

 

N/Aa

 

32.14 (122)

30.65–33.62

89.79 (2418)

88.82–90.75

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