Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in Thailand. 2018

Montakarn Chuemchit, and Suttharuethai Chernkwanma, and Rewat Rugkua, and Laddawan Daengthern, and Pajaree Abdullakasim, and Saskia E Wieringa
1College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn Univerisity, Institute Building 2, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok, 10330 Thailand.

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. 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.

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