Table 3.
Respondents Perception on Violence against Women
Perception Questions | Agree | Not sure | Disagree |
Violence to females occurs to women in all profession | 223(73.1) | 78(25.6) | 4(1.3) |
Violence from client is part of business, there is nothing to be done about it |
212(69.5) | 81(26.6) | 12(3.9) |
Abuse occurs even to wealthy women | 217(71.1) | 79(25.9) | 9(3.0) |
Women should only play a background role in the society | 207(67.9) | 88(28.9) | 10(3.3) |
Women shouldn't be involved in politics and governance | 202(66.2) | 90(29.5) | 13(4.3) |
Violence to women occurs in all countries of the world | 225(73.8) | 78(25.6) | 2(0.6) |
Women and men should have equal opportunities | 213(69.8) | 79(25.9) | 13(4.3) |
Coercion of women into sex work is a type of violence | 205(67.2) | 86(28.2) | 14(4.6) |
Rape is a very serious form of violence | 227(74.4) | 69(22.6) | 9(3.0) |
Clients having sex and refusing condom use is violence to you | 225(73.7) | 74(24.3) | 6(2.0) |
Mean perception score was 11.49±1.11.