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Table 3 frequency of emotional abuse acts

From: Emotional abuse towards children by schoolteachers in Aden Governorate, Yemen: A cross-sectional study

Emotional abuse acts

Never

1-2 times

3-4 times

≥ 5 times

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Humiliating

763

71.6

134

12.6

66

6.2

103

9.6

Shouting

553

51.9

221

20.7

129

12.1

163

15.3

Calling names

681

63.9

160

15.0

88

8.3

137

12.8

Embarrassed of being orphan

1048

98.3

12

1.1

3

0.3

3

0.3

Embarrass of being poor

1009

94.7

28

2.6

14

1.3

15

1.4

Threaten with bad marks

726

68.1

156

14.6

87

8.2

97

9.1

Threaten to drop out school

733

68.8

180

16.9

68

6.4

85

7.9

Embarrass by having health problems

1014

95.1

26

2.4

17

1.6

9

0.8

Isolated from children

992

93.1

32

3.0

27

2.5

15

1.4

Destroying belongings

1045

98.0

8

0.8

2

0.2

11

1.0