Table 3. Forms of Violence Used in Households with Children.
Adult (N = 468) | Child (N = 175) | |||
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n | % | n | % | |
Physicalviolence | ||||
pushing | 372 | 79.5% | 101 | 22.4% |
hitting | 303 | 64.7% | 75 | 16.6% |
slapping | 211 | 45.1% | 39 | 8.7% |
bruises | 208 | 44.4% | 39 | 8.7% |
twisting | 163 | 34.8% | 24 | 5.3% |
choking | 109 | 23.3% | 18 | 4.0% |
scratches | 149 | 31.8% | 23 | 5.1% |
kicking | 141 | 30.1% | 25 | 5.5% |
bleeding | 83 | 17.7% | 6 | 1.3% |
burns | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% |
Psychological violence | ||||
insults | 430 | 91.9% | 124 | 27.5% |
criticism | 370 | 79.1% | 97 | 21.5% |
humiliation | 366 | 78.2% | 90 | 20.0% |
threats | 338 | 72.2% | 73 | 16.2% |
ridicule | 325 | 69.4% | 83 | 18.4% |
regular troubling | 309 | 66.0% | 85 | 18.9% |
control | 207 | 44.2% | 54 | 12.0% |
limiting contacts | 166 | 35.5% | 40 | 8.9% |
isolation | 132 | 28.2% | 30 | 6.7% |
demoralization | 82 | 17.5% | 65 | 14.4% |