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. 2018 Aug 14;18:138. doi: 10.1186/s12905-018-0632-y

Table 3.

Attitudes of the study participant about woman’s role in the relationship and the extent of ownership in their life

Variables Numbers Percent
Woman’s role in life is to cook & take care of her home 110 24.4
Woman need to be beaten sometimes 44 9.8
It is a woman’s responsibility to decide getting pregnant 142 31.6
Woman should tolerate violence to keep her family together 178 39.6
Man should use force to keep his reputation if he has to 92 20.4
Man should make final decision at home 146 32.4
Woman should obey her husband 350 77.8
Woman can’t refuse sex in marriage 287 63.8
Biting is a sign of love 81 18.0
Wife should be punished by her husband 238 52.9
Husband owns his wife 328 72.9