Jonzon Robert, Vung Nguyen Dang, Ringsberg Karin C, Krantz Gunilla
National Board of Health and Welfare, Stockholm, Sweden.
Scand J Public Health. 2007;35(6):640-7. doi: 10.1080/14034940701431130.
This study explored professionals' and trusted community inhabitants' explanations of the violence between intimate partners and their suggestions for preventive activities. It was performed in a rural district in northern Vietnam.
A total of 20 men and 20 women were strategically selected for focus-group discussions and the analyses followed the procedure for qualitative thematic content analysis.
It was pointed out that violence against women was not discussed openly in the community and women subjected to violence kept silent and avoided seeking help in order not to reveal what was happening in the family. The informants perceived the violence as an interplay between individual and family-related factors and sociocultural norms and practices where Confucian ideology exerted a strong influence. When it came to prevention, there was a strong belief in educating the people and in enforcing policy and law.
As described by the informants, traditional attitudes to gender roles and women's power disadvantage are found to be behind most of the explanations for intimate partner violence. Collaboration between sectors at local level, between the health sector and other bodies, and with community leaders as spokesmen would help to improve openness and reduce society's tolerance of violence against women. The mass media also have an important role to play.
本研究探讨了专业人士和受信任的社区居民对亲密伴侣间暴力行为的解释及其对预防活动的建议。该研究在越南北部的一个农村地区开展。
通过策略性选择，共选取了20名男性和20名女性参与焦点小组讨论，分析过程遵循定性主题内容分析程序。
研究指出，社区中针对女性的暴力行为并未得到公开讨论，遭受暴力的女性保持沉默，避免寻求帮助，以免暴露家庭中发生的事情。受访者认为暴力是个人与家庭相关因素以及社会文化规范和习俗之间的相互作用，其中儒家思想产生了强烈影响。在预防方面，人们坚信要开展民众教育并加强政策与法律的执行力度。
正如受访者所述，传统的性别角色观念和女性的权力劣势是亲密伴侣暴力行为的大多数解释背后的原因。地方层面各部门之间、卫生部门与其他机构之间以及以社区领袖为代言人开展合作，将有助于提高公开程度并降低社会对针对女性暴力行为的容忍度。大众媒体也发挥着重要作用。
