Prevalence of poly-victimisation and demographic correlates among high school students in Vietnam

The data was collected using a cross-sectional, anonymous, self-completed survey among ten high schools in urban and rural areas of Hanoi, Vietnam, including public schools, private schools and centres for continuing education. A total of 1,745 students aged 15-18 were invited to particiate, of which 1,616 returned the questionnaire.

The Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire Revised 2 (JVQ-R2) was used to assess exposure to poly-victimisation. Demographic information collected consisted of age, gender, residential areas, family components, number of sibling, parents' educational attainment, parents' occupations, socio-economic status, parents' history of alcohol and drug use, academic burdens and satisfaction.