Table 3.
Most severe injuryb as reported by Haitian victims of childhood physical violence due to family members/caregivers and public authority figures, by sex.
| Total Weighted % (95% CI) n = 1768 |
Females Weighted % (95% CI) n = 862 |
Males Weighted % (95% CI) n = 906 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Injuries by family members or caregivers | |||
| Cuts, scratches, bruises, aches, redness, swelling, other minor marks | 57.9 (54.0–61.8) | 63.4* (57.7–68.7) | 52.5* (47.5–57.3) |
| Sprains, dislocations or blistering skin | 14.1 (11.8–16.7) | 14.7 (11.4–18.6) | 13.5 (10.6–17.0) |
| Deep wounds, broken bones, broken teeth, blacked or charred skin | 11.0 (8.6–14.0) | 16.6** (12.8–21.3) | 5.5** (3.9–7.7) |
| Permanent injury or disfigurement | 6.8 (5.2–8.8) | 9.6 ** (7.1–12.7) | 4.0** (2.6–6.1) |
| n = 649 | n = 305 | n = 344 | |
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| Injuries by public authority figures | |||
| Cuts, scratches, bruises, aches, redness, swelling, other minor marks | 48.4 (42.6–54.2) | 51.6 (43.5–59.6) | 45.2 (37.1–53.5) |
| Sprains, dislocations or blistering skin | 11.1 (8.3–14.8) | 9.6 (6.0–14.9) | 12.7 (8.7–18.2) |
| Deep wounds, broken bones, broken teeth, blacked or charred skin | 3.7 (2.1–6.2) | 4.9c (2.4–9.8) | 2.4c (1.2–4.8) |
| Permanent injury or disfigurement | .83c (.37–1.8) | .43c (.10–1.8) | 1.2c (.47–3.2) |
*
p-Value < 0.01a.
**
p-Value < 0.001a
a
P-values represent weighted F test statistic for independence between sexes.
b
Severity of injury includes all episodes of injury, including those which may have occurred after 18 years of age, in survey respondents who were victims of physical violence by any mechanism before 18 by the same perpetrator-type. Estimates may not add up to 100% as categories are not mutually exclusive or exhaustive.
c
Unstable estimate based on relative standard error (RSE) >30%.