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Table 2 Characteristics of the perpetrator of the sexual violence against adolescent and adult women

From: Characteristics of sexual violence against adolescent girls and adult women

 

Adolescents

Adults

Total

  

Perpetrator’s identification

n

%

n

%

n

%

p Value

CI 95%

Unknown

395

[72.3]

504

[88.1]

899

80.4

[< 0.001]

0.35 (0.25-0.49)

Known

151

27.6

68

11.9

219

19.6

  

Total

546

100

572

100

1118

100

  

Relationship with the victim

n

%

n

%

n

%

p Value

CI 95%

Related

63

[41.7]

9

[13.2]

72

32.9

[< 0.001]

4.69 (2.06-10.99)

Non related

88

58.3

59

86.8

147

67.1

  

Total

151

100

68

100

219

100

  

Perpetrator’s typification

n

%

n

%

n

%

p Value

CI 95%

Biological father

21

13.9

6

8.9

27

12.3

0.289

1.67 (0.60-4.89)

Stepfather

16

[10.6]

0

[0]

16

7.3

[0.005]

1.50 (1.36-1.66)

Maternal/paternal uncle

14

[9.4]

1

[1.4]

15

6.8

[0.034]

6.85 (0.91-142.43)

Paternal/maternal grandfather

0

0

1

1.4

1

0.4

0.135

0.00 (0.00-7.83)

Brother

7

4.6

0

0

7

3.2

0.071

1.47 (1.34-1.61)

Cousin

5

3.4

1

1.4

6

2.7

0.440

2.29 (0.25-52.93)

Resident in the community

42

27.8

19

27.9

61

27.8

0.984

0.99 (0.50-1.98)

Former intimate partner

9

[5.9]

10

[14.8]

19

8.6

[0.033]

0.37 (0.13-1.04)

Current intimate partner

4

[2.6]

7

[10.4]

11

5.0

[0.016]

0.24 (0.06-0.95)

Known from work

8

5.3

5

7.3

13

5.9

0.551

0.70 (0.20-2.60)

Other acquaintance

25

16.5

18

26.5

43

19.7

0.087

0.55 (0.26-1.16)

Total

151

100

68

100

219

1,000

  

Number of perpetrators

n

%

n

%

n

%

p Value

CI 95%

Unique

500

91.6

527

92.1

1,027

91.8

0.733

0.93 (0.59-1.46)

Multiple

46

8.4

45

7.9

91

8.2

  

Total

546

100

572

100

1,118

100

  
  1. São Paulo. 2012
  2. CI 95%: confidence interval of 95%.