Current situation and relevant risk factors on sexual violence in 18-34 year-olds men in Chengdu / 中华流行病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To understand the current situation and relevant factors on sexual violence in 18-34 year-olds men in Chengdu,in order to provide data for setting up prevention and reduction programs on sexual violence and other related problems.Methods By multi-stage random sampling,young men who were 18-34 years old in Chengdu were interviewed and screened.Questionnaire and multivariate logistic regression models were used to assess risk factors on sexual violence.Results The overall prevalence of sexual violence was 17.8％,with factors as child exposure to parent violence/family conflict (P＜0.01),child physical abuse (P＜0.01),alcohol abuse (P＜0.01),anxiety (P＜0.01),disharmony marriage (divorce/ widowed/separation) (P＜0.01),marriage status (P＜0.05),depression (P＜0.05) as risk factors of sexual violence.Conclusion The status on sexual violence among young men in Chengdu should not be overlooked and interventions for high-risk populations should be taken urqently.