Case-controlled study on relevant factors of adolescent sexual coercion inChina

This was a case-controlled study to determine factors related to sexual coe rcion among adolescent abortion seekers in China. We considered the abortio n-seeking women who had experienced sexual coercion as the case group and t he abortion-seeking women who had never experienced sexual coercion as the control group. The results of the study indicated that the factors more lik ely to be related to sexual coercion include lower educational level [odds ratio (OR) = 1.55], not living with parents (OR) = 1.57, floating populatio n (OR = 1.63), beaten by her partner (OR = 2.87), abused by her partner (OR = 1.84), multiple partners (OR = 2.10), sex after excessive drinking (OR = 5.02), younger age at first intercourse (OR = 1.68), and large difference in age between men and women (OR = 2.02). The relevant factors most likely to be associated with sexual coercion are poorly educated, not living with parents, floating population, multiple partners, younger age at first sex, and inequality between men and women. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All ri ghts reserved.