Violence against women by male partners and against children within the family: prevalence, associated factors, and intergenerational transmission in Romania, a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Violence in childhood and teenage years in the FOO and perceptions of the family home as an unwelcoming environment

Violence in childhood or adolescence between parents, against children		Family home like a prison^a		Total %
		No	Yes	Total %
Have you seen or heard your parents hitting each other?*	No	95.2	4.8	100
Have you seen or heard your parents hitting each other?*	Yes	89.8	10.2	100
Have you been hit, beaten by parents or other members of the family?**	No	95.5	4.5	100
	Yes	91.4	8.6	100

Legend: FOO, Family of origin, *p = 0.016, **p < 0.005, ^aFamily is almost a prison in which parents treat their children as they please, shaping them as they like.

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