@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of intimate partner violence in Thailand",
journal="Journal of family violence",
year="2018",
author="Chuemchit, Montakarn and Chernkwanma, Suttharuethai and Rugkua, Rewat and Daengthern, Laddawan and Abdullakasim, Pajaree and Wieringa, Saskia E.",
volume="33",
number="5",
pages="315-323",
abstract="There is no recent national data on the prevalence of intimate partner violence in Thailand. This study proposed to examine the prevalence of intimate partner violence in 4 regions of Thailand by using a standardized questionnaire from the WHO multi country study on women's health and domestic violence. Two thousand four hundred and sixty-two married or cohabiting women aged 20-59 years were interviewed about their experiences of psychologically, physically, sexually violent, and/or controlling behaviors by their male partners<i>.</i> The study found that 15% of respondents had experienced psychological, physical, and/or sexual violence in their life time which suggests that 1 in 6 of Thai women have faced intimate partner violence. Of the 15% of women who reported intimate partner violence within the past 12 months, psychological violence was the most common (60-68%), followed by sexual violence (62-63%) and physical violence (52-65%). In addition, the percentage of women who faced various forms of controlling behaviors varied from 4.6% to 29.3%. Men who were more controlling were more likely to abuse their female partners. The results reveal that partner violence against women is a significant public health issue in Thai society that must be addressed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0885-7482",
doi="10.1007/s10896-018-9960-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-018-9960-9"
}