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Table 1 Detailed lifetime and past 12-months prevalence sexual victimisation, by sex

From: Sexual violence in older adults: a Belgian prevalence study

 

Men

(n = 214)

Women

(n = 299)

Total

(n = 513)

Item

Lifetime

% (95% CI)

Past 12-months

% (95% CI)

Lifetime

% (95% CI)

Past 12-months

% (95% CI)

Lifetime

% (95% CI)

Past 12-months

% (95% CI)

Any SV

29.0 (23.0–35.5)

7.5 (4.3–11.9)

55.2 (49.4–60.9)

9.0 (6.0–12.9)

44.2 (39.9–48.7)

8.4 (6.1–11.1)

Any Hands-Off SV

22.4 (17.0–28.6)

6.1 (3.3–10.2)

45.2 (36.4–51.0)

7.7 (4.9–11.3)

35.7 (31.5–40.0)

7.0 (5.0–9.6)

 Sexual staring

11.2 (7.3–16.2)

2.3 (0.8–5.4)

23.7 (19.0–29.0)

2.7 (1.2–5.2)

18.5 (15.2–22.2)

2.5 (1.4–4.3)

 Sexual innuendo

7.0 (4.0–11.3)

3.3 (1.3–6.6)

22.4 (17.8–27.6)

3.0 (1.4–5.6)

16.0 (12.9–19.5)

3.1 (1.8–5.0)

 Showing sexual images

5.1 (2.6–9.1)

2.3 (0.8–5.4)

6.4 (3.9–9.7)

0.7 (0.1–2.4)

5.9 (4.0–8.3)

1.4 (0.6–2.8)

 Sexual calls or texts

4.2 (1.9–7.8)

1.4 (0.3–4.0)

8.0 (5.2–11.8)

1.3 (0.4–3.4)

6.5 (4.5–9.0)

1.4 (0.6–2.8)

 Voyeurism

0.5 (0.0–2.6)

0.0 (0.0–1.7)

0.3 (0.0–1.9)

0.0 (0.0–1.2)

0.4 (0.0–1.4)

0.0 (0.0–0.7)

 Distributing sexual images

0.0 (0.0–1.7)

0.0 (0.0–1.7)

0.0 (0.0–1.2)

0.0 (0.0–1.2)

0.0 (0.0–0.7)

0.0 (0.0–0.7)

 Exhibitionism

5.6 (2.9–9.6)

1.4 (0.3–4.0)

20.7 (16.3–25.8)

1.7 (0.5–3.9)

14.5 (11.5–17.8)

1.6 (0.7–3.0)

 Forcing to show intimate body parts

1.9 (0.5–4.8)

0.0 (0.0–1.7)

3.0 (1.4–5.6)

0.7 (0.1–2.4)

2.5 (1.4–4.3)

0.4 (0.0–1.4)

Any Hands-On SV

15.9 (11.3–21.5)

2.3 (0.8–5.4)

35.1 (29.7–40.8)

2.7 (1.2–5.2)

27.1 (23.3–31.2)

2.5 (1.4–4.3)

Any Sexual Abuse

13.6 (9.3–18.9)

2.3 (0.8–5.4)

33.8 (28.4–39.4)

2.3 (0.9–4.8)

25.3 (21.6–29.3)

2.3 (1.2–4.1)

 Kissing

8.9 (5.4–13.5)

1.9 (0.5–4.7)

21.1 (16.6–26.6)

1.7 (0.5–3.9)

16.0 (12.9–19.4)

1.8 (0.8–3.3)

 Touching in care

0.9 (0.1–3.3)

0.5 (0.0–2.6)

5.4 (3.1–8.5)

0.7 (0.1–2.4)

3.5 (2.1–5.5)

0.6 (0.1–1.7)

 Fondling/rubbing

6.1 (3.3–10.2)

1.9 (0.5–4.7)

16.4 (12.4–21.1)

1.7 (0.5–3.9)

12.1 (9.4–15.2)

1.8 (0.8–3.3)

 Forced undressing

1.9 (0.5–4.7)

1.9 (0.5–4.7)

3.0 (1.4–5.6)

1.7 (0.5–3.9)

2.5 (1.4–4.3)

1.8 (0.8–3.3)

Any Rape

3.3 (1.3–6.6)

0.0 (0.0–1.7)

8.4 (5.5–12.1)

1.0 (0.2–2.9)

6.2 (4.3–8.7)

0.6 (0.1–1.7)

 Oral penetration

0.5 (0.0–2.6)

0.0 (0.0–1.7)

1.7 (0.5–3.9)

0.0 (0.0–1.2)

1.2 (0.4–2.5)

0.0 (0.0–0.7)

 Attempt of oral penetration

1.4 (0.3–4.0)

0.0 (0.0–1.7)

3.3 (1.6–6.1)

0.3 (0.0–1.8)

2.5 (1.4–4.3)

0.2 (0.0–1.1)

 Vaginal or anal penetration

0.9 (0.1–3.3)

0.0 (0.0–1.7)

4.3 (2.3–7.3)

0.3 (0.0–1.8)

2.9 (1.6–4.8)

0.2 (0.0–1.1)

 Attempt of vag. or anal penetr.

0.9 (0.1–3.3)

0.0 (0.0–1.7)

2.0 (0.7–4.3)

0.3 (0.0–1.8)

1.6 (0.7–3.1)

0.2 (0.0–1.1)

 Forcing to penetrate

0.0 (0.0–1.7)

0.0 (0.0–1.7)

0.3 (0.0–1.8)

0.0 (0.0–1.2)

0.2 (0.0–1.1)

0.0 (0.0–0.7)

  1. Abbreviations: SV Sexual Violence, CI Confidence Interval