title: Violence Against Women in Hong Kong: Results of the International Violence Against Women Survey.
abstract: In Hong Kong, nearly 1,300 women participated by telephone in the International Violence Against Women Survey in 2006. One in five respondents had experienced violence since age 16. Sexual violence (13.4%) was more frequent than physical violence (11.7%). Women were more likely to be abused by men they knew (13.5%) than by strangers (8%). Compared with other surveyed countries, Hong Kong recorded among the lowest rates of violence by both intimate partners and non-partners. These results suggest that cultural influences linked to the interaction of modernization and some protective factors found in the adherence to traditional Chinese values are relevant.
authors.affiliation: Australian National University, Canberra, Australia brigitte.bouhours@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bouhours
authors.affiliation: Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
authors.forename: Roderic
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Broadhurst
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013179:Spouse Abuse; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Hong Kong and China; crime victims survey; intimate partner violence; violence against women