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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 \u22654 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. 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