Prevalence and Associated Factors of Self-reported Domestic Elder Abuse among Rural Older Persons in Vietnam
- 1School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University
Abstract
This study examined the prevalence of domestic elder abuse and examined factors in a province with a high aging index in Vietnam in 2025. Elder abuse was measured using the validated Vietnamese Domestic Elder Abuse Scale, covering psychological abuse, physical abuse, financial exploitation, neglect/abandonment. Logistic regressions identified factors associated with abuse. 29.44% of participants reported at least one abuse subtypes, with psychological abuse being the most common subtype (24.73%) and 9.82% experienced polyvictimization. Higher educational attainment was consistently associated with lower odds of all abuse subtypes. Having [≥]4 chronic conditions was associated with higher odds of psychological abuse compared with having none (OR= 2.79, 95%CI: 1.29-6.00). Difficulties in daily basic activities were associated with physical abuse (OR=5.42, 95%CI: 1.80-16.36), financial exploitation (OR=3.66, 95%CI: 1.34-10.01), and neglect/abandonment (OR=4.09, 95%CI: 1.72-9.70) compared with no difficulties. Findings highlight the need for stronger policy implementation and lifelong learning to prevent elder abuse in Vietnam.
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BibTeX
@misc{doan2026prevalence,
title = {{Prevalence and Associated Factors of Self-reported Domestic Elder Abuse among Rural Older Persons in Vietnam}},
author = {T. N. T. DOAN and V. H. T. HOANG and T. L. GIANG and X. FANG and D. REIDY and L. M. GIANG},
howpublished = {medRxiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.64898/2026.09.23.26363828},
url = {https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.23.26363828v1},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Prevalence and Associated Factors of Self-reported Domestic Elder Abuse among Rural Older Persons in Vietnam
AU - T. N. T. DOAN
AU - V. H. T. HOANG
AU - T. L. GIANG
AU - X. FANG
AU - D. REIDY
AU - L. M. GIANG
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/23
PB - medRxiv
DO - 10.64898/2026.09.23.26363828
UR - https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.23.26363828v1
AB - This study examined the prevalence of domestic elder abuse and examined factors in a province with a high aging index in Vietnam in 2025. Elder abuse was measured using the validated Vietnamese Domestic Elder Abuse Scale, covering psychological abuse, physical abuse, financial exploitation, neglect/abandonment. Logistic regressions identified factors associated with abuse. 29.44% of participants reported at least one abuse subtypes, with psychological abuse being the most common subtype (24.73%) and 9.82% experienced polyvictimization. Higher educational attainment was consistently associated with lower odds of all abuse subtypes. Having [≥]4 chronic conditions was associated with higher odds of psychological abuse compared with having none (OR= 2.79, 95%CI: 1.29-6.00). Difficulties in daily basic activities were associated with physical abuse (OR=5.42, 95%CI: 1.80-16.36), financial exploitation (OR=3.66, 95%CI: 1.34-10.01), and neglect/abandonment (OR=4.09, 95%CI: 1.72-9.70) compared with no difficulties. Findings highlight the need for stronger policy implementation and lifelong learning to prevent elder abuse in Vietnam.
ER -