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. 2014 Apr 21;9(4):e95829. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095829

Table 2. Comparison of acceptance of wife beating among Nepalese couples.

Couples (N = 717)
N % P-value
She does not complete her household work 0.506
Wife not accept ×Husband not accept 643 89.7
Wife not accept ×Husband accept 28 3.9
Wife accept ×Husband not accept 45 6.3
Wife accept ×Husband accept 1 0.1
She disobeys him 0.629
Wife not accept ×Husband not accept 603 84.1
Wife not accept ×Husband accept 51 7.1
Wife accept ×Husband not accept 57 7.9
Wife accept ×Husband accept 6 0.8
She refuses to have sexual relations with him 0.314
Wife not accept ×Husband not accept 648 90.4
Wife not accept ×Husband accept 26 3.6
Wife accept ×Husband not accept 40 5.6
Wife accept ×Husband accept 3 0.4
She asks him whether he has other girlfriends 0.275
Wife not accept ×Husband not accept 630 87.9
Wife not accept ×Husband accept 39 5.4
Wife accept ×Husband not accept 47 6.6
Wife accept ×Husband accept 1 0.1
He suspects that she is unfaithful 0.753
Wife not accept ×Husband not accept 584 81.5
Wife not accept ×Husband accept 63 8.8
Wife accept ×Husband not accept 64 8.9
Wife accept ×Husband accept 6 0.8
He found that she has been unfaithful 0.659
Wife not accept ×Husband not accept 405 56.5
Wife not accept ×Husband accept 122 17.0
Wife accept ×Husband not accept 143 19.9
Wife accept ×Husband accept 47 6.6
Total acceptance of wife beating 0.103
Wife not accept ×Husband not accept 371 51.7
Wife not accept ×Husband accept 135 18.8
Wife accept ×Husband not accept 142 19.8
Wife accept ×Husband accept 69 9.6