Prevalence of Male Intimate Partner Abuse in Vietnam

Abstract

The present study investigated the prevalence of both current and lifetime physical partner abuse among Vietnamese males who reside in Vietnam. Participants ( N = 315) were randomly selected to participate in the study. Participants completed the Vietnamese version of the Conflict Tactics Scale–2. A total of 47% ( n = 148) of the sampled participants were identified as current physical abusers and 68% ( n = 214) as past abusers. Four of the most common abusive tactics abusers exhibited toward their partner were (a) throwing something at their wife (80%), (b) pushing or shoving their partner (78%), (c) beating up their partner (54%), and (d) twisting their partner's arm or hair (60%).