Women’s educational attainment and sexual coercion by intimate partners: ethnic differences in Vietnam

Hang Thi Thuy Do () and Pataporn Sukontamarn ()
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Hang Thi Thuy Do: Chulalongkorn University
Pataporn Sukontamarn: Chulalongkorn University

Journal of Population Research, 2024, vol. 41, issue 4, No 7, 23 pages

Abstract: Abstract Vietnam, a lower-middle-income nation with a strong patriarchal influence in Southeast Asia, has experienced an increase in intimate partner sexual violence. Despite its ethnic diversity and varying socio-economic status, research addressing ethnic differences in intimate partner sexual abuse within the country remains scarce. This quantitative study utilized the most recent and nationally representative dataset from the Vietnam Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2020–2021 to explore the relationship between women’s educational attainment and sexual coercion by intimate partners, with a focus on ethnic differences in this relationship. The chi-square (χ²) test of independence was used for bivariate statistics, whereas a probit model with probability sampling weights was employed for multivariate analysis. The sample comprises 6,033 women of reproductive age. Findings reveal that women with upper secondary education (p

Keywords: Women’s education; Sexual coercion; Intimate partner violence; Sexual and reproductive health; Ethnic difference; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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