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. 2019 Feb 8;14(2):e0211806. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211806

Table 2. Type and place of report of multiple abuse according to police reports filed in three Brazilian cities, 2009–2013.

Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.

Ribeirão Preto João Pessoa Teresina
Type of violence Total n % n % n %
Psychological 187 87 46.5 50 26.7 50 26.7
Female 47 54.0 38 76.0 38 76.0
Male 40 46.0 12 24.0 12 24.0
Financial 90 24 26.7 19 21.1 47 52.2
Female 15 62.5 14 73.7 28 59.6
Male 9 37.5 5 26.3 19 40.4
Physical 71 42 59.2 12 16.9 17 23.9
Female 20 47.6 9 75.0 14 82.4
Male 22 52.3 3 25.0 3 17.6
Neglect 8 6 75.0 1 12.5 1 12.5
Female 2 33.3 1 100.0 0 -
Male 4 66.7 0 - 1 100.0
Abandonment 4 3 75.0 - - 1 25.0
Female 2 66.7 0 - 0 -
Male 1 33.3 0 - 1 100.0
Place of occurrence
Residence 197 101 51.3 43 21.8 53 26.9
Public 28 12 41.4 7 24.1 10 34.5
Private 19 8 42.1 6 31.6 5 26.3