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. 2021 Jul 9;18(14):7360. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147360

Table 6.

Type of coercion used for sexual abuse, rape, and attempted rape, in %, overall and by sex.

Type of Victimization Verbal Force Exploit Authority Other a
Kissing (n = 354) Men (n = 109) 2.8 7.1 3.7 19.2 26.6 23.7 6.4 9.9 62.4 50.0
Women (n = 245) 9.0 26.1 22.4 11.4 44.5
Touching in care (n = 163) Men (n = 43) - 7.4 9.3 14.7 16.3 17.8 11.6 21.5 62.8 51.5
Women (n = 120) 10.0 16.7 18.3 25.0 47.5
Fondling (n = 361) Men (n = 75) - 7.2 4.0 13.9 13.3 18.0 13.3 15.0 72.0 57.1
Women (n = 286) 9.1 16.4 19.2 15.4 53.1
Undressing (n = 88) Men (n = 24) - 14.8 33.3 33.0 8.3 20.5 20.8 26.1 41.7 29.5
Women (n = 64) 20.3 32.8 25.0 28.1 25.0
Any Sexual Abuse (n = 636) Men (n = 180) 1.7 8.2 7.8 18.4 22.8 22.6 10.0 15.9 66.7 59.3
Women (n = 456) 10.7 22.6 22.6 18.2 56.4
Oral penetration (n = 102) Men (n = 21) 9.5 27.5 9.5 32.4 28.6 23.5 38.1 26.5 28.6 22.5
Women (n = 81) 32.1 38.3 22.2 23.5 21.0
Attempt of oral penetration (n = 96) Men (n = 21) 19.0 27.1 28.6 27.1 28.6 18.8 19.0 22.9 33.3 28.1
Women (n = 75) 29.3 26.7 16.0 24.0 26.7
Vaginal or anal penetration (n = 99) Men (n = 7) 14.3 26.3 57.1 30.3 42.9 27.3 28.6 25.3 - 24.2
Women (n = 92) 27.2 28.3 26.1 25.0 26.1
Attempt of vaginal or anal penetration (n = 75) Men (n = 10) - 12.0 20.0 20.0 10.0 22.7 - 16.0 70.0 45.3
Women (n = 65) 13.8 20.0 24.6 18.5 41.5
Forcing to penetrate (n = 24) Men (n = 11) 45.5 45.8 - 16.7 45.5 29.2 9.1 25.0 9.1 16.7
Women (n = 13) 46.2 30.8 15.4 38.5 23.1
Any Rape (n = 248) Men (n = 49) 18.4 25.8 20.4 26.2 26.5 24.6 24.5 23.0 40.8 33.5
Women (n = 199) 27.6 27.6 24.1 22.6 31.7
Any Hands-On (n = 692) Men (n = 192) 6.2 12.9 9.4 21.1 24.5 25.0 12.0 17.9 66.1 60.0
Women (n = 500) 15.4 25.6 25.2 20.2 57.6

Note: Verbal = Verbal pressure; Force = Use or threat of using physical force; Exploit = Exploitation of an incapacitated state; Authority = Exploitation of a position of authority or power over the victim; Other = None of the above. a Respondents could provide multiple answers unless Other = None of the above was selected.