Physical Violence and Its Associated Factors among Men in the Central and Southern Regions of Lao PDR
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Lao PDR faces a significant issue with Gender-Based Violence (GBV), primarily reported by women, while men's perpetration is less documented.This study aims to determine the percentage of males who commit physical violence and their perspectives on these acts, along with the associated risk factors.A quantitative study was conducted with men in Champasak and Vientiane, Lao PDR.The sample included 680 males from heterosexual couples who had been married or cohabiting for at least a year, selected using multi-stage random sampling.The analysis employed both inferential and descriptive statistics, including a binary logistic regression model, to assess variables related to GBV perpetrated by male participants.In the study, 99.4% of male participants reported experiencing physical violence, with 76% indicating it occurred over their lifetime or within the last year.Approximately 20.3% faced sexual violence in the past year, and 69.4% witnessed their mothers being beaten.About 25.4% experienced moderate childhood physical violence, while 69.4% witnessed it, alongside 43.4% experiencing emotional violence and 78.8% experiencing sexual violence.Significant factors for male perpetrators included informal employment status (AOR: 2.8; 95% CI: 1.2 -6.4); perpetration of being witnesses and perpetration of GBV during childhood (AOR: 7.6; 95% CI: 3 -19.4);perpetration of physical violence in neighbourhood during childhood before aged 18 years (AOR: 7.3; 95% CI: 2.3 -22.5); attitudes towards GBV (AOR: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.2 -3.1), drug used in the last 12 months (AOR: 6.5; 95% CI: 3.7 -11.3).This study emphasises men's positive attitudes towards GBV
Source: OALib
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7204186436