Table 3 Frequencies of different forms of child abuse differentiated by type of institutions and sex of the victim
Child and adolescent psychiatry (N = 39–41) | Pediatric or general hospitals (N = 459–465) | |||||||||||||
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Types of child maltreatment | Sex of the victim | Chi2/Fishers exact | Total | Sex of the victim | Chi2/Fishers exact | Total | ||||||||
Female | Male | Female | Male | |||||||||||
n | % | n | % | N | % | n | % | n | % | N | % | |||
Physical abuse | 9 of 25 | 36.0 | 4 of 16 | 25.0 | 0.55 | 13 of 41 | 31.7 | 23 of 273 | 8.4 | 17 of 192 | 8.9 | 0.03 | 40 of 465 | 8.6 |
Beating, rough handling during care measures or the like | 4 of 25 | 16.0 | 3 of 16 | 18.8 | 0.05 | 7 of 41 | 17.1 | 16 of 273 | 5.9 | 14 of 192 | 7.3 | 0.38 | 30 of 465 | 6.5 |
Coercive measures | 7 of 25 | 28.0 | 3 of 16 | 18.8 | 0.45 | 10 of 41 | 24.4 | 12 of 269 | 4.5 | 6 of 192 | 3.1 | 0.53 | 18 of 461 | 3.9 |
Emotional abuse | 5 of 24 | 20.8 | 4 of 15 | 26.7 | 0.18 | 9 of 39 | 23.1 | 27 of 273 | 9.9 | 17 of 189 | 9.0 | 0.10 | 44 of 462 | 9.5 |
Humiliated, insulted, threatened or intimidated | 5 of 24 | 20.8 | 4 of 15 | 26.7 | 0.18 | 9 of 39 | 23.1 | 25 of 273 | 9.2 | 15 of 189 | 7.9 | 0.21 | 40 of 462 | 8.7 |
Passing on information "behind the back" that had been said in confidence | 4 of 24 | 16.7 | 1 of 16 | 6.3 | 0.95 | 5 of 40 | 12.5 | 12 of 268 | 4.5 | 9 of 191 | 4.7 | 0.01 | 21 of 459 | 4.6 |
Sexual abuse | 1 of 25 | 4.0 | 2 of 16 | 12.5 | 1.04 | 3 of 41 | 7.3 | 1 of 271 | 0.4 | 2 of 190 | 1.1 | 0.81 | 3 of 461 | 0.7 |
Without penetration | 1 of 25 | 4.0 | 2 of 16 | 12.5 | 1.04 | 3 0f 41 | 7.3 | 1 of 271 | 0.4 | 2 of 190 | 1.1 | 0.81 | 3 of 461 | 0.7 |
With penetration | 1 of 23 | 4.3 | 2 of 16 | 12.5 | 0.88 | 3 of 39 | 7.7 | 1 of 273 | 0.4 | 1 of 191 | 0.5 | 0.07 | 2 of 464 | 0.4 |
Neglect | 5 of 25 | 20.0 | 4 of 16 | 25.0 | 0.50 | 9 of 41 | 22.0 | 29 of 272 | 10.7 | 23 of 191 | 12.0 | 0.52 | 52 of 463 | 11.2 |
Not interested in how I was doing | 4 of 25 | 16.0 | 4 of 16 | 25.0 | 1.08 | 8 of 41 | 19.5 | 19 of 272 | 7.0 | 16 of 191 | 8.4 | 3.00 | 35 of 463 | 7.6 |
Did not take sufficient care | 3 of 25 | 12.0 | 3 of 16 | 18.8 | 1.64 | 6 of 41 | 14.6 | 23 of 272 | 8.5 | 19 of 191 | 9.9 | 2.03 | 42 of 463 | 9.1 |
Did not take good care | 3 of 25 | 12.0 | 3 of 16 | 18.8 | 0.38 | 6 of 41 | 14.6 | 16 of 272 | 5.9 | 11 of 191 | 5.8 | 1.19 | 27 of 463 | 5.8 |