Table 9.
A comparison of prevalence rates (estimates and measured data) of child maltreatment across the globe reported by children.
| Country | Source/Sample Characteristics | Tools | Prevalence of Child Maltreatment | Prevalence of Household Dysfunctions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Abuse | Emotional Abuse | Sexual Abuse | Emotional Neglect | Physical Neglect | Mental Illness | Substance Abuse | Domestic Violence | Parental Divorce/Separation | Incarceration | |||
| USA (2016) | Turney & Wildeman [54] nationally representative survey N = 95,677 children placed in and adopted from foster care | ACE questionnaire | - | - | - | - | - | 8.5 | 10.5 | - | 19.9 | 6.9 |
| Switzerland (1996) | Halpérin et al. [55] nationally representative high-school children | self-constructed questionnaire | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Romania (2000) | Browne [56] self-report survey children aged 13–14 N = 1295 | n.a. | 24.0 | 21.0 | 9.0 | 46.0 | 44.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Latvia | Sebre et al. [57], UNICEF [58] multicountry survey; children aged 10–14 Latvia (N = 297) Lithuania (N = 300) Macedonia (N = 302) Moldova (N = 246) | various questionnaires | 19.0 | 29.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lithuania | 26.0 | 33.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Macedonia | 12.0 | 13.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Moldova | 30.0 | 32.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||