Journal of International Reproductive Health/Family Planning ›› 2012, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (3): 212-216.

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Study on the Non-consensual Sex and It s Relationship with Health Risk Behaviors Among Unmarried Young Women Seeking Abortion

FENG Yong-liang, LOU Chao-hua, ZUO Xia-yun, NIU Hong-feng, XU Jiang-jiang, SUN Feng, GAO Er-sheng   

  1. Department of Epidemiology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China (FENG Yong-liang);Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, Shanghai 200032, China (LOU Chao-hua, ZUO Xia-yun, NIU Hong-feng, GAO Er-sheng); School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China (XU Jiang-jiang, SUN Feng)
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Published:2012-05-15 Online:2012-05-15
  • Contact: LOU Chao-hua

Abstract: Objective: To study the situation of non-consensual sex among those unmarried young women seeking abortion, and to explore the influence of health risk behaviors on the experience of non-consensual sex. Methods: The information regarding non-consensual sex and health risk behaviors was collected by the Computer Assisted Self Interview (CASI) through an anonymous cross-sectional survey. Respondents were those unmarried young women seeking abortion aged less than or equal to 24 years. Results: The prevalences of verbal harassment, ordinary body harassment, forced sexual fondling, attempted rape and sexual coercion were 35.72%, 57.67%, 24.41%, 17.13% and 12.32%, respectively. Logistic regression showed that respondents with more health risk behaviors would be more likely to experience various non-consensual sex (OR: ranged from 1.23 to 1.33). Furthermore, those having multiple sexual partners were more likely to suffer attempted rape and sexual coercion (OR=2.31 and 3.95). In addition, those who had the first sexual intercourse at older age were less likely to suffer attempted rape (OR=0.89). Conclusions: It was pervasive social problem that those unmarried young women seeking abortion suffered the non-consensual sex. Those women with more health risk behaviors would be more likely to experience various non-consensual sex.

Key words: Abortion, induced, Questionnaires, Sexual behavior, Dangerous behavior, SHANGHAI, Adolescent