Table 2.
Frequencies and Chi-Square Results for Physically Violent Practices Across the Three Contexts
| Type of violent practices | Cameroon | Switzerland | Togo | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Moderate physically violent practices subscale | 186 | 92.54 | 76 | 51.70 | 182 | 91.46 |
| Shook child | 142 | 70.65 | 31 | 21.10 | 129 | 64.82 |
| Hit on buttocks w/ object | 144 | 71.64 | 2 | 1.36 | 96 | 48.24 |
| Hit elsewhere w/ object | 85 | 42.29 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 57.29 |
| Twisted ear | 121 | 60.20 | 20 | 13.61 | 70 | 35.18 |
| Hit on the head w/ fist or the back of the hand | 66 | 32.84 | 5 | 3.40 | 61 | 30.65 |
| Pulled hair | 25 | 12.44 | 18 | 12.25 | 17 | 8.54 |
| Chili pepper mouth | 8 | 3.98 | 5 | 3.40 | 7 | 3.52 |
| Painful kneel/stand | 82 | 40.80 | 2 | 1.36 | 67 | 33.67 |
| Spanked | 140 | 69.65 | 48 | 32.65 | 97 | 48.74 |
| Pinched | 83 | 41.29 | 11 | 7.48 | 98 | 49.25 |
| Slapped | 66 | 32.29 | 25 | 17.01 | 32 | 16.08 |
| Severe physically violent practices subscale | 81 | 40.30 | 10 | 6.80 | 50 | 25.13 |
| Kicked | 61 | 30.35 | 4 | 2.72 | 18 | 9.05 |
| Choked | 10 | 4.98 | 5 | 3.40 | 7 | 3.52 |
| Smothered | 6 | 2.99 | 6 | 4.08 | 4 | 2.01 |
| Burned | 3 | 1.49 | 6 | 4.08 | 5 | 2.51 |
| Beaten | 35 | 17.41 | 6 | 4.08 | 39 | 19.60 |
| Threaten w/ knife or gun | 5 | 2.49 | 6 | 4.08 | 5 | 2.51 |
The global scores are in bold