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Table 4 Violence domain stratified by education level

From: An assessment of gender inequitable norms and gender-based violence in South Sudan: a community-based participatory research approach

Survey question

Response

No education (n=159)

Any education (n=444)

P*

A woman should tolerate violence in order to keep her family together

Agree

140 (88.1)

357 (80.4)

0.052

Disagree

19 (12.0)

82 (18.5)

 

Missing

0 (0.0)

5 (1.1)

 

There are times when a woman deserves to be beaten

Agree

117 (73.6)

276 (62.2)

0.01

Disagree

42 (26.4)

167 (37.6)

 

Missing

0 (0.0)

1 (0.2)

 

It is okay for a man to hit his wife if she won’t have sex with him

Agree

95 (59.8)

168 (37.8)

<0.0001

Disagree

64 (40.3)

271 (61.0)

 

Missing

0 (0.0)

5 (1.1)

 

If someone insults a man, he should defend his reputation, with force if he has to

Agree

96 (60.4)

232 (52.3)

0.07

Disagree

61 (38.4)

207 (46.6)

 

Missing

2 (1.3)

5 (1.1)

 

If a girl or woman is raped, it is better for her to keep it to herself

Agree

58 (36.5)

141 (31.8)

0.26

Disagree

99 (62.3)

300 (67.6)

 

Missing

2 (1.3)

3 (0.7)

 

If a woman is beaten by her husband, she should not tell anyone

Agree

95 (59.8)

227 (51.1)

0.051

Disagree

62 (39.0)

214 (48.2)

 

Missing

2 (1.3)

3 (0.7)

 
  1. *Missing data category not included in comparisons.