Violence Against Women in Hong Kong: Results of the International Violence Against Women Survey

Brigitte Bouhours, Roderic Broadhurst

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    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.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1311-1329
    JournalViolence Against Women
    Volume21
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

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