Domestic violence against women by male partners during pregnancy in attapeu province, Lao P.D.R.
Issued Date
2007
Copyright Date
2007
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Language
eng
File Type
application/pdf
No. of Pages/File Size
viii, 157 leaves
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open access
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ผลงานนี้เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของมหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล ขอสงวนไว้สำหรับเพื่อการศึกษาเท่านั้น ต้องอ้างอิงแหล่งที่มา ห้ามดัดแปลงเนื้อหา และห้ามนำไปใช้เพื่อการค้า
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Mahidol University
Bibliographic Citation
Thesis (M.A. (Health Social Science))--Mahidol University, 2007
Suggested Citation
Sysavanh Phommachanh Domestic violence against women by male partners during pregnancy in attapeu province, Lao P.D.R.. Thesis (M.A. (Health Social Science))--Mahidol University, 2007. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/108012
Title
Domestic violence against women by male partners during pregnancy in attapeu province, Lao P.D.R.
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Abstract
The objectives of this study were to understand pregnant women's experiences of domestic violence by male partners, and to describe the forms, perceptions of, and factors related to domestic violence against pregnant women. A cross sectional, retrospective, and qualitative study using social-cultural, feminist and family perspectives was conducted from July to October at the provincial hospital, local health centers, and at the home of informants in Samakixay district, Attapue province, Laos. Screening techniques and snowball sampling were used to interviewees. In-depth interviews were conducted with three women who were pregnant at the time of interviews, four women who had recently given birth, and six women who had experiences of domestic violence during pregnancy. This study found that the women had experienced multiple forms of domestic violence since before pregnant, and during pregnancy. The violence became more severity during pregnancy. This is due to patriarchal social and cultural structure because of given gender inequality in terms of the rigid role of male authority as a head of the family, females take submissive roles under the control of husband. Patriarchal control over female body and sexuality, it is seen pregnant women are a much more passive sex than women without pregnancy. Although, the socio- economic characteristics of informants were not direct factors related to domestic violence, but the education and occupation influenced the way they solved problems. Most informants blamed themselves for the violence this means that they were not able to see the patriarchal social structure as the root cause of domestic violence during pregnancy. Hence, they simply kept silence and tried to conform patriarchal expectations, because the perception in Lao society of domestic violence as a private matter. Other factors associated with domestic violence during pregnancy were unwanted pregnancy, alcohol used, unemployment of husband, jealousy, and mother in-law support of the husband domestic viole
Description
Health Social Science (Mahidol University 2007)
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Degree Level
Master's degree
Degree Department
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Degree Discipline
Health Social Science
Degree Grantor(s)
Mahidol University