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Table 2 Prevalence of psychological maltreatment by gender and age group

From: Psychological maltreatment and its relationship with self-esteem and psychological stress among adolescents in Tanzania: a community based, cross-sectional study

 

Total

Emotional abuse

Emotional neglect

N = 1000

247 (24.7%)

519 (51.9%)

Age

 13–15

294 (29.4)

66 (22.4)

144 (49.0)

 16–18

541 (54.1)

131 (24.2)

283 (52.3)

 19–21

165 (16.4)

50 (30.5)

92 (55.8)

Gender

 Male

553 (55.3)

130 (23.5)

295 (53.3)

 Female

447 (44.7)

117 (26.2)

224 (50.1)