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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doaj-4837feb3818c49088b69eefcb5628b1d2020-11-25T00:18:42ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesWomen’s Health Bulletin2345-51362382-99902017-01-01411910.17795/whb-3848845251Quantitative Measure of Self-Perceived Gender Relations in Young Women in the Mekong Delta of VietnamThanh Cong Bui0Christine M Markham1Pamela M Diamond2Ly Thi-Hai Tran3Michael W Ross4Huong Thi-Hoai Nguyen5Thach Ngoc Le6Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas-Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of AmericaDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas-Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of AmericaDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas-Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of AmericaDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, The University of Texas-Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of AmericaDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas-Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of AmericaPham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamDepartment of Sociology, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, 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 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.http://womenshealthbulletin.sums.ac.ir/article_45251_39fecaf837f94e9c9f359e0f97ebf968.pdfgender relationsgender equityconfirmatory factor analysislatent variable modelingwomenvietnam |
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Thanh Cong Bui Christine M Markham Pamela M Diamond Ly Thi-Hai Tran Michael W Ross Huong Thi-Hoai Nguyen Thach Ngoc Le Quantitative Measure of Self-Perceived Gender Relations in Young Women in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam Women’s Health Bulletin gender relations gender equity confirmatory factor analysis latent variable modeling women vietnam |
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Thanh Cong Bui Christine M Markham Pamela M Diamond Ly Thi-Hai Tran Michael W Ross Huong Thi-Hoai Nguyen Thach Ngoc Le |
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Quantitative Measure of Self-Perceived Gender Relations in Young Women in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam |
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Quantitative Measure of Self-Perceived Gender Relations in Young Women in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam |
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Quantitative Measure of Self-Perceived Gender Relations in Young Women in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam |
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Quantitative Measure of Self-Perceived Gender Relations in Young Women in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam |
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Quantitative Measure of Self-Perceived Gender Relations in Young Women in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam |
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quantitative measure of self-perceived gender relations in young women in the mekong delta of vietnam |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences |
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Women’s Health Bulletin |
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<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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gender relations gender equity confirmatory factor analysis latent variable modeling women vietnam |
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