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Table 8 Occurrence of different types of mistreatment by staff, by respondent's gender and faculty.

From: Mistreatment of university students most common during medical studies

Faculties

Medicine

Humanities

Education

Technology

Science

 

Male

N = 28–29

Female

N = 106–111

Male

N = 36–38

Female

N = 130–134

Male

N = 11

Female

N = 67–68

Male

N = 90–91

Female

N = 8

Male

N = 40

Female

N = 123–124

 

% (N)

% (N)

% (N)

% (N)

(N)a)

% (N)

% (N)

(N)a)

%(N)

% (N)

Shouting or yelling

14.3 (4)

21.6 (24)

2.6 (1)*

21.6 (29)*

(3)

11.8 (8)

12.1 (11)

(2)

10.0 (4)

11.3 (14)

Belittlement or humiliation

32.1 (9)

43.2 (48)

21.1 (8)

32.6 (43)

(1)

35.3 (24)

13.2 (12)

(3)

30.0 (12)

29.3 (36)

Assignment for punishment

27.6 (8)

22.5 (25)

5.3 (2)

7.5 (10)

(1)

19.1 (13)

4.4 (4)

(2)

15.0 (6)

10.5 (13)

Threats of harm

6.9 (2)

7.3 (8)

5.3 (2)

5.3 (7)

0

7.4 (5)

4.4 (4)**

(1)**

7.5 (3)

5.6 (7)

Threat to fail or

give a low mark

17.2 (5)

6.5 (7)

10.5 (4)

7.6 (10)

(1)

5.9 (4)

4.4 (4)

0

5.0 (2)

5.7 (7)

Negative or

disparaging remarks

13.8 (4)

18.9 (20)

13.9 (5)

10.0 (13)

(1)

9.0 (6)

3.3 (3)

0

7.5 (3)

10.6 (13)

Gender-based harassment

or mistreatment

24.1 (7)

28.4 (31)

13.2 (5)

24.2 (32)

(3)

22.1 (15)

3.3 (3)***

(3)***

7.5 (3)

10.5 (13)

  1. a) No percentage is given because of the small number of answers.
  2. Statistical significances of differences between females and males within the same faculty: * p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.0001