Table: 2.
Women's reasons for justifying domestic violence
| Author, year | Percentage of women who agree that a man has good reason to beat his wife if: | ||||||||||
| Burn food |
Argues with husband |
Goes without telling |
Neglect children |
Refuse sex |
Wife is unfaithful |
Wife does not complete housework |
Wife disobeys her husband |
Husband suspects infidelity |
Wife asks about other women |
dominance | |
| EDHS, 2011 | 47.3% | 45.4% | 43.2% | 57.8% | 38.6% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EDHS, 2005 | 61% | 58.7% | 64.2% | 64.6% | 44.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EDHS, 2000 | 64.5% | 61.3% | 56.2% | 64.5% | 50.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agumasie, 201 3 | 38% | 49.4% | 67.3% | 50.3% | 38.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Berhane, 2017 | - | - | - | - | 80.4% | 72.6% | 89.2% | 93.1% | - | 70% | - |
| Negussie, 2010 | - | - | - | - | 60% | - | - | - | - | - | 97.4% |
| Ellsberg, 2005 | - | - | - | - | 45.6% | 79.5% | 65.8% | 77.7% | 43.8% | 32.2 | - |
| Ruman, 2013 | - | 11.2% | 11.8% | - | 9.2% | 52% | 17.1% | - | - | - | - |
| Tsegahun, 2008 | - | - | - | - | 19.8% | 49.6% | 22.7% | 40.1% | 21.9% | 20.2% | - |
| Haji, 2004 | - | - | - | - | 66.9% | 64.4% | 66.9% | 71.7% | 64.4% | 60.1% | - |
| Yegomawork, 2004 | - | - | - | - | 50% | - | 69% | 80% | 82% | 45% | - |