Sexual
coercion was assessed in a
cross-sectional survey of
drug use and
sexual behavior in vocational
school students from Chiang Rai,
Thailand (n = 1725; ages 15-21), using audio-
computer assisted
self-
interview. Sexual
coercion was reported by 6.5% of
males and 21% of
females. Mean age at first occurrence was 16 years (range 8-20) among
males and 17 years (range 5-21) among
females. Most perpetrators were
male (52% among
males; 98% among
females) and known by the participants. Among
females, associated factors were
history of
pregnancy, selling
sex,
marijuana use, perceived
risk of STD, two or more lifetime
sexual partners, and living away from
family. Among
males, associated factors were
homo- or
bisexual self-identification,
parents living together, and ulcerative STD
history.