Table 3 Violence domain stratified by gender and age
Survey question | Response | Male (n=326) | Female (n=352) | P* | Age ≤35 yrs (n=367) | Age >35 yrs (n=313) | P* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A woman should tolerate violence in order to keep her family together | Agree | 263 (80.7) | 289 (82.1) | 0.53 | Agree | 304 (82.8) | 250 (79.9) | 0.42 |
Disagree | 61 (18.7) | 59 (16.8) | Disagree | 61 (16.2) | 59 (18.9) | |||
Missing | 2 (0.6) | 4 (1.1) | Missing | 2 (0.5) | 4 (1.3) | |||
There are times when a woman deserves to be beaten | Agree | 205 (62.9) | 240 (68.2) | 0.13 | Agree | 250 (68.1) | 197 (62.9) | 0.21 |
Disagree | 120 (36.8) | 110 (31.3) | Disagree | 117 (31.9) | 113 (36.1) | |||
Missing | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.6) | Missing | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.0) | |||
It is okay for a man to hit his wife if she won’t have sex with him | Agree | 121 (37.1) | 167 (47.4) | 0.005 | Agree | 151 (41.1) | 138 (44.1) | 0.39 |
Disagree | 202 (62.0) | 180 (51.1) | Disagree | 213 (58.4) | 170 (54.3) | |||
Missing | 3 (0.9) | 5 (1.4) | Missing | 3 (0.8) | 5 (1.6) | |||
If someone insults a man, he should defend his reputation, with force if he has to | Agree | 166 (50.9) | 209 (59.4) | 0.01 | Agree | 198 (54.0) | 179 (57.2) | 0.26 |
Disagree | 158 (48.5) | 134 (38.1) | Disagree | 166 (45.2) | 126 (40.3) | |||
Missing | 2 (0.6) | 9 (2.6) | Missing | 3 (0.8) | 8 (2.6) | |||
If a woman is beaten by her husband, she should not tell anyone | Agree | 181 (55.5) | 196 (55.7) | 0.94 | Agree | 190 (51.8) | 189 (60.4) | 0.03 |
Disagree | 143 (43.9) | 153 (43.5) | Disagree | 174 (47.4) | 122 (39.0) | |||
Missing | 2 (0.6) | 3 (0.9) | Missing | 3 (0.8) | 2 (0.6) | |||
If a girl or woman is raped, it is better for her to keep it to herself | Agree | 106 (32.5) | 110 (31.2) | 0.72 | Agree | 126 (34.3) | 91 (29.1) | 0.18 |
Disagree | 216 (66.3) | 238 (67.6) | Disagree | 239 (65.1) | 216 (69.0) | |||
Missing | 4 (1.2) | 4 (1.1) | Missing | 2 (0.5) | 6 (1.9) |