Quantitative Measure of Self-Perceived Gender Relations in Young Women in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam
<strong>Background:</strong> The conceptualization and measurement of gender-based relations and equity are still challenging to researchers worldwide. Given a growing number of health studies which want to take into account the roles of gender relations, there is a need for quantitative...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Women’s Health Bulletin |
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| Online Access: | http://womenshealthbulletin.sums.ac.ir/article_45251_39fecaf837f94e9c9f359e0f97ebf968.pdf |
| Summary: | <strong>Background:</strong> The conceptualization and measurement of gender-based relations and equity are still challenging to researchers worldwide. Given a growing number of health studies which want to take into account the roles of gender relations, there is a need for quantitative measures of this determinant.
<strong>Objectives:</strong> Based on the theory of gender and power and results from our previous qualitative work, this analysis aims to examine the applicability, reliability, and validity of a set of self-perceived gender-relation measures in the Mekong delta of Vietnam.
<strong>Methods:</strong> Data came from a cross-sectional survey of 1181 undergraduate female students from two universities. Second-order latent variable modeling was used to examine applicability of theoretical structures and validity of measuring items. Single-factor modeling was employed to screen for the most relevant dimensions of self-perceived gender relations.
<strong>Results:</strong> The second-order modeling showed good fit, suggesting that the theory well explained self-perceptions of gender relations. The consistency of models across 500 hypothetical bootstrapping samples further substantiated factorial validity of measures. Students who ever had a boyfriend held slightly different perceptions of gender relations compared to those who never had a boyfriend.
<strong>Conclusions:</strong> The final parsimonious set of measures which had best loadings onto perceived subordination consisted of ten dimensions; this provides a practical application to measure self-perceived gender relations in other health research. |
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| ISSN: | 2345-5136 2382-9990 |