Husband's control and sexual coercion within marriage: findings from a population-based survey in Egypt.
This article examined sexual coercion within marriage in Egypt. Using cross-sectional survey data from a representative sample of married Egyptian women (N = 5,240), associations between forced intercourse and husband's control, as well as other relevant sociodemographic factors, were assessed through binary logistic regression models. The lifetime prevalence of forced intercourse was 6.2% and 4.6% during the past year, and husband's control was significantly associated with forced intercourse during a woman's lifetime (odds ratio = 3.5) and past year (odds ratio = 2.8). Interventions addressing gender patriarchy and men's control may decrease incidence of sexual coercion in Egypt and similar contexts.
University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Rachel L
RL
Kaplan
Marwan
M
Khawaja
Natalia
N
Linos
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003068:Coercion; D003075:Coitus; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004534:Egypt; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018454:Spouses; D055815:Young Adult