The study says the majority of Vietnamese married women face the risk of domestic violence, despite the Law on Gender Equality and the Law on the Prevention and Control of Domestic Violence which were passed in 2006 and 2007, respectively.
Fifty-eight percent of Vietnamese married women report experiencing at least one type of domestic violence (physical, sexual or emotional) in their lifetime and only 1.7-6.3 percent of them asked for help at different agencies and organizations.
The study also revealed that 26 percent of women who were physically or sexually abused by their husbands reported suffering physical injuries and 17 percent of them reported being injured multiple times.
Addressing the launching ceremony, GSO Deputy General Director Tran Thi Hang said that for the first time a study seeks to obtain detailed information nationwide about the prevalence, frequency and type of violence against women, looking at the health outcomes of domestic violence, the factors that may protect or put women at risk of domestic violence and coping strategies and services that women can use to deal with domestic violence.
This information will help the Government and relevant agencies work out effective solutions to better implement the two above-mentioned laws, said Hang.
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