Husband's control and sexual coercion within marriage: findings from a population-based survey in Egypt
Kaplan, R.L.; Khawaja, M.; Linos, N.
Violence Against Women 17(11): 1465-1479
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 1552-8448 PMID: 22312040 DOI: 10.1177/1077801211434724Document Number: 552500
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% and 4.6% 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.