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Table 1 Prevalence of cancer and childhood maltreatment variables, by sex, household population aged 18 years or older, Canada, 2012

From: Childhood maltreatment as a risk factor for cancer: findings from a population-based survey of Canadian adults

 

Men

Women

Weighted

Weighted

percent

percent

Cancer

6.3

7.8

CPA

31.1

21.4

CPA severity and frequency

 Severe and frequent (>  10 times) CPA

2.7

2.5

 Frequent (> 10 times) CPA (excluding severe and frequent CPA)

10.9

6.8

 CPA (excluding frequent CPA)

17.5

12.1

 No CPA

68.9

78.6

CSA

5.9

14.4

CSA severity and frequency

 Severe and frequent (> = 3 times) CSA

1.4

3.8

 Severe CSA (1–2 times)

2.2

4.3

 CSA (sexual touching, excluding severe CSA)

2.3

6.4

 No CSA

94.1

85.6

CEIPV

6.7

9.0

Frequency of CEIPV

 More than 10 times

3.6

5.0

 Three to 10 times

3.2

4.0

 Never, once or twice

93.3

91.0

Co-occurrence of CPA, CSA, and CEIPV

 No abuse

65.7

69.6

 1 type of abuse

26.3

19.2

 2 types of abuse

6.5

8.2

 3 types of abuse

1.4

3.1

  1. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey -- Mental Health, 2012 (share file)
  2. CI Confidence interval