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Table 6 Child abuse a. Values are numbers (percentages) unless otherwise stated

From: “You can’t swim well if there is a weight dragging you down”: cross-sectional study of intimate partner violence, sexual assault and child abuse prevalence against Australian nurses, midwives and carers

Child abuse type

Women as girls prevalence

Men as boys prevalence

 

n = 8652

n = 589

Physical child abuse

2487 (28.7)

231 (39.2)

 

(n = 2261)

(n = 210)

Within the family b

2126 (94.0)

175 (83.3)

Outside the family c

135 (6.0)

35 (16.7)

Sexual child abuse

1223 (14.1)

67 (11.4)

 

(n = 1103)

(n = 59)

Within the family

593 (53.8)

21 (35.6)

Outside the family

510 (46.2)

38 (64.4)

 

(n = 8637)

(n = 588)

FV between parents while growing up

2150 (24.9)

156 (26.5)

Total (physical/sexual abuse and/or FV exposure)

3797 (44.0)

298 (50.7)

  1. Denominators vary due to missing responses; base = all survey participants who responded
  2. aAbusive behaviour before the age of 15 years by someone aged 18 plus years
  3. bExamples of physical & sexual abuse perpetrators within the family are father, uncle, cousin
  4. cExamples of physical & sexual abuse perpetrators outside the family are teacher, neighbour, family friend