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ArticleChild protection and practice2025

Sexual misconduct among high school students in Vietnam.

Kim Tu Tran, Ruschelle M Leone, Kevin M Swartout, Minh Hung Tran, Oanh Trinh, Kathryn M Yount

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Kim Tu TranDepartment of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.ORCID 0000-0003-1586-6643
Ruschelle M LeoneDepartment of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA.
Kevin M SwartoutDepartment of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA.
Minh Hung TranCenter for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population (CCIHP), Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Oanh TrinhDepartment of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Kathryn M YountHubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.

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Consortium for Violence Prevention Research, Implementation, and Training for Excellence (CONVERGE)D43TW012188 · FIC · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI KATHRYN M YOUNT · 2021 to 2026
$1.5M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW012188
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Abstract

Background: Sexual misconduct is a global problem. Adolescents 15-19 years face the highest risk of sexual misconduct, however, studies on school-based sexual misconduct in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are limited. We aimed to determine the prevalence of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, stalking, dating violence, and sexual violence experiences among students at three high schools in Vietnam since their enrollment. Methods: Between February and May 2023, 754 students in three high schools in Ho Chi Minh City completed the adapted Administrator-Researcher Campus Climate Collaborative online. Results: Overall, 54.5 % of students reported any sexual misconduct since enrolling in high school. The prevalence of sexual harassment victimization was 40.2 % perpetrated by staff and 30.2 % perpetrated by students. Stalking prevalence was 18.3 %, and 13.1 % of students reported experiencing dating violence. Nearly 1 in 10 (8.7 %) of students reported sexual violence victimization. Sexual coercion prevalence was highest in the middle-ranked school (6.2 %) and lowest in the high-ranked school (1.6 %) (p = 0.028). Compared to girls, boys reported a higher prevalence of unwanted sexual attention (18.7 % vs. 10.9 %) and sexual coercion (10.1 % vs 4.6 %) by staff (p = 0.001). Girls reported a higher prevalence of dating violence victimization than boys (14.9 % vs. 9.9 %, p = 0.029). Conclusion: Sexual misconduct prevalence among high school students in Ho Chi Minh City is high with notable gender differences in victimization. Awareness raising among parents, school administrators, and youth is needed to develop contextually appropriate preventive and response programs to address sexual misconduct in high schools across Vietnam.

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AdolescentsDating violenceHigh school studentsSexual harassmentSexual misconductSexual violence

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PMCPMC12311830

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