Husband's Control and Sexual Coercion Within Marriage: Findings From a Population-Based Survey in Egypt

• NCJ Number: 238202
• Journal: Violence Against Women Volume: 17 Issue: 11 Dated: November 2011 Pages: 1465-1479
• Author(s): Rachel L. Kaplan; Marwan Khawaja; Natalia Linos
• Date Published: November 2011
• Length: 15 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article examines sexual coercion within marriage in Egypt.

Abstract

This article examined sexual coercion within marriage in Egypt. Using cross-sectional survey data from a representative sample of married Egyptian women (N = 5,240), associations between forced intercourse and husband's control, as well as other relevant sociodemographic factors, were assessed through binary logistic regression models. The lifetime prevalence of forced intercourse was 6.2 percent and 4.6 percent during the past year, and husband's control was significantly associated with forced intercourse during a woman's lifetime (odds ratio = 3.5) and past year (odds ratio = 2.8). Interventions addressing gender patriarchy and men's control may decrease incidence of sexual coercion in Egypt and similar contexts. (Published Abstract)