Intimate partner violence during pregnancy in Vietnam: role of husbands

Violence and adversity among pregnant women and new mothers in central Vietnam

“…Vo et al (2017) and Murray et al (2015) that psychosocial care for pregnant women and families is required but inadequate. Specifically, engagement of men in antenatal care remains rare (Nguyen et al, 2020a). As suggested by key informants in Hue, and consistent with recent research on prenatal depression in Hue city (Luong-Thanh et al, 2021), it is best if efforts to engage fathers are created locally and include men's involvement in design and delivery of support strategies (Tokhi et al, 2018;Xue et al, 2018).…”

“…Some recent studies on p-IPV in Vietnam have also examined p-IPV prevalence and correlated maternal mental health during pregnancy (Mai et al, 2020), PPD (Murray et al, 2015;Ngo et al, 2018;Nguyen et al, 2015;Tran et al, 2018d;Vo et al, 2019;Vo et al, 2017), birth outcomes (Hoang et al, 2016;Ngo et al, 2018;Vo et al, 2019), and socioeconomic welfare for children (Bui et al, 2018). Some studies have focused on the key predictors of p-IPV in Vietnam, such as husband's role (Nguyen et al, 2020a), social support (Nguyen et al, 2018b), and health care systems response to domestic violence (Bui et al, 2010;Le et al, 2019).…”

“…Furthermore, little is known about the neighbourhood impacts on marital relationships and how these interact with prenatal and perinatal practice in Vietnam. Globally, extensive research has shown the importance of neighbourhood characteristics such as social support (Wright & Skubak Tillyer, 2017), neighbourhood connectedness (Voith, 2017), and partner support (Nguyen et al, 2020a) on the level of IPV and women's wellbeing. However, much uncertainty still exists regarding the protection mechanisms and buffering effects of the neighbourhood that underpin interpersonal relationships (e.g., social capital, partner support) and intergenerational impact on birth outcomes (e.g., delivery mode and neonatal conditions).…”

“…To the best of the researcher's knowledge, only one study has investigated the role of social support in Vietnam specifically regarding p-IPV (Nguyen et al, 2018b). To date, there has been a focus on investigating the role of alcohol abuse in the family, rather than broader neighbourhood disorders (Fisher et al, 2012c;Nguyen et al, 2020a;Tran et al, 2012c). Indeed, neighbourhood characteristics (e.g., cohesion and intergenerational closure) shaped by collectivism and conservative social norms could potentially influence marital conflicts and violent experience (Huis et al, 2020).…”

“…Gibbs et al (2018) stated that food security was a key indicator for women's victimisation, whilst poverty strongly increased men's perpetration of IPV. Mental health and food security have shaped the pathways between IPV and mental disorder and substance misuse in Vietnam (Nguyen et al, 2020a).…”