Table 3.

Relation between gender, occupation and attitudes on justification of physical violence (%)

Women deserve physical punishment under these situations	Gender	Occupation	Not agreed (%)	Agreed (%)	χ2	P
Lying to husband	F	Nurse	37.5	62.5	13.06	0.001
		Physician	60.9	39.1
	M	Physician	28.6	71.4
Talking too much	F	Nurse	62.5	37.5	11.02	0.004
		Physician	76.6	23.4
	M	Physician	47.1	52.9
Deceiving husband	F	Nurse	27.5	72.5	8.17	0.017
		Physician	44.7	55.3
	M	Physician	21.2	78.8
Criticizing the manner of men	F	Nurse	47.5	52.5	11.35	0.003
		Physician	61.7	38.3
	M	Physician	31.8	68.2
Envying husband	F	Nurse	62.5	37.5	11.28	0.004
		Physician	70.2	29.8
	M	Physician	41.7	58.3
Not keeping her promise	F	Nurse	42.5	57.5	4.91	0,08
		Physician	61.7	38.3
	M	Physician	42.9	57.1
Reminding her husband's weaknesses	F	Nurse	50	50	5.46	0.039
		Physician	61.7	38.3
	M	Physician	38.8	61.2
Refuse of sexual intercourse	F	Nurse	69.2	30.8	3.77	0.152
		Physician	78.7	21.3
	M	Physician	68.4	31.6
Failure in care of children	F	Nurse	37.5	62.5	10.05	0.007
		Physician	57.4	42.6
	M	Physician	29.4	70.6
Sometimes women learn with physical punishment because of their former learning experiences	F	Nurse	87.5	12.5	8.13	0.017
		Physician	89.1	10.9
	M	Physician	79.8	20.2