went against Islam and 26.8% of the respondents
said they believed it would be justified. No
significant difference was observed between men
(20.8%) and women (29.9%) who believed that a
husband can hit his wife in this instance.
When asked if a man is justified in hitting his wife
if she physically abuses the children, 12.1% of
the respondents agreed. Here too, no significant
difference was observed between women (11.4%)
and men (12.8%).
Table 22: Justification for men hitting their wives, If she does not complete her
housework to his satisfaction, by gender
Table 26 Justification for men hitting their wives, if he suspects that she is
unfaithful.by gender
Male
Female
Total
Strongly agree
1.56%
2.52%
2.27%
Agree
3.91%
4.63%
4.36%
Neutral
1.04%
0.42%
0.73%
Disagree
65.89%
67.46%
66.76%
Strongly disagree
20.05%
20.48%
20.25%
RF
0.26%
0.42%
0.36%
DK
7.29%
4.07%
5.27%
Table 27 :Justification for men hitting their wives if he finds out that she
has been unfaithful, by gender
Female
Male
Total
Strongly agree
2.38%
1.82%
2.36%
Agree
2.52%
1.56%
2.18%
Neutral
0.56%
1.30%
0.82%
Disagree
68.72%
66.67%
67.85%
Strongly disagree
22.16%
21.09%
Male
Female
Total
Strongly agree
2.34%
3.51%
3.27%
Agree
9.11%
8.84%
8.99%
Neutral
2.34%
0.98%
1.45%
21.71%
Disagree
59.11%
62.55%
61.13%
18.75%
19.21%
18.98%
RF
0.14%
0.26%
0.18%
Strongly disagree
DK
3.51%
7.29%
4.90%
RF
0.52%
0.28%
0.36%
DK
7.81%
4.63%
5.81%
Table 23: Justification for men hitting their wives if she disobeys him, by gender
Male
Female
Total
Table 28: Justification for men hitting their wives if she goes against Islam,
by gender
Strongly agree
1.82%
2.38%
2.36%
Agree
1.56%
2.52%
2.18%
Neutral
1.30%
0.56%
0.82%
Disagree
66.67%
68.72%
67.85%
Agree
22.02%
13.28%
18.89%
Strongly disagree
21.09%
22.16%
21.71%
Neutral
0.98%
2.08%
1.45%
RF
0.26%
0.14%
0.18%
Disagree
47.27%
49.48%
47.87%
DK
7.29%
3.51%
4.90%
Strongly disagree
16.97%
17.45%
17.08%
Table 24:Justification for men hitting their wives if she refuses to have sex with
him, by gender
Strongly agree
Male
Female
Total
1.56%
3.23%
2.72%
Agree
4.17%
5.19%
4.81%
Neutral
2.34%
0.84%
1.45%
Disagree
64.32%
65.08%
64.58%
Strongly disagree
20.31%
20.76%
20.62%
RF
0.26%
0.56%
0.45%
DK
7.03%
4.35%
5.36%
Table 25 :Justification for men hitting their wives if she asks him whether he
has other girlfriends, by gender
Male
Female
Total
Strongly agree
1.30%
2.66%
2.36%
Agree
2.60%
3.65%
3.27%
Neutral
1.56%
0.28%
0.73%
Disagree
65.89%
67.74%
66.94%
Strongly disagree
20.57%
20.90%
20.71%
RF
0.26%
0.42%
0.36%
DK
7.81%
4.35%
5.63%
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Strongly agree
Female
Male
Total
7.85%
7.55%
7.90%
RF
0.42%
0.00%
0.27%
DK
4.49%
10.16%
6.54%
Table 29: Justification for men hitting their wives if she beats the children,by gender
Female
Male
Total
Strongly agree
3.37%
3.65%
3.72%
Agree
7.99%
9.11%
8.36%
Neutral
0.98%
1.82%
1.27%
Strongly disagree
18.93%
19.01%
18.89%
Disagree
63.81%
58.07%
61.58%
RF
0.28%
0.78%
0.45%
DK
4.63%
7.55%
5.72%
Most of the respondents (74.9%) think it is
unacceptable for a husband to hit his wife. This is
a significant improvement from 2011 and 2005,