Table 8.
Comparison of prevalence studies on sexual lifetime victimization.
| Author | Country | Sample | Prevalence Rates (%) | Items | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | n | Men | Women | |||
| Buysse et al. [19] | BE (Flanders) |
14–80 | 1825 | <18y: 6.3% >18y: 2.3% |
<18y: 10.6% >18y: 17.4% |
Hands-off and hands-on, non-BSQ |
| Current study | BE | 16–69 | 2117.2 | 47.5 | 80.8 | Hands-off and hands-on, BSQ, entire lifespan |
| (95% CI: 44.4–50.5) | (95% CI: 78.3–83.1) | |||||
| de Haas et al. [10] | NL | 15–70 | 6428 | 20.5 | 55.9 | Hands-off (limited) and hands-on, partially BSQ |
| Current study | BE | 16–69 | 2117.2 | 47.5 (95% CI: 44.4–50.5) | 80.8 (95% CI: 78.3–83.1) | Hands-off and hands-on, BSQ |
| Krahé and Berger [2] | GER | 19–31 | 2149 | 19.4 | 35.9 | Only hands-on, BSQ, based on SES, only experiences after age 14 |
| Current study | BE | 19–31 | 508.6 | 19.9 (95% CI: 15.1–25.6) | 41.1 (95% CI: 35.2–47.2) | Only hands-on (without ‘touching in care’), BSQ, entire lifespan |
| Krahé et al. [20] Belgian subsample | BE | 18–27 | 393 | 10.1 | 20.4 | Only hands-on, BSQ, based on SES, only experiences after age 16 |
| Current study | BE | 18–27 | 368.8 | 20.5 (95% CI: 14.9–27.4) | 41.6 (95% CI: 34.6–48.9) | Only hands-on (without ‘touching in care’), BSQ, entire lifespan |