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. 2020 Oct 12;15(10):e0237965. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237965

Table 6. Endorsement of restrictive gender normsa.

Agrees with the following statements Juba Rumbek PoC Total
n = 477 n = 804 n = 963 n = 2244
% % %
It is a wife’s obligation to have sex with her husband whenever he wants it 38.2 76.9 35.5 50.9
A wife should obey her husband even if she disagrees 48.0 89.8 67.4 71.3
Violence between husband and wife is a private matter and others should not intervene 63.7 87.1 43.3 63.3
A woman should tolerate violence to keep her family together 64.8 85.6 64.9 72.3
If a woman is raped, she has usually done something careless to put herself in that situation 38.2 46.0 28.5 36.8
If a girl child is raped, she should marry the man who raped her 28.3 39.1 13.5 25.8
When is a man justified in beating his wife?
If she goes out without telling him 38.4 78.0 64.2 63.6
If she neglects the children 58.5 80.0 70.4 71.3
If she argues with him 35.4 80.1 62.9 63.2
If she refuses to have sex with him 26.8 73.0 56.7 56.2
Does not agree with any reason for violence 27.3 7.5 16.7 15.6
Agrees with 1–2 reasons 44.2 17.8 25.5 26.7
Agrees with 3–4 reasons 28.5 74.8 57.7 57.6

apercentage of all women who agree with the statements above, by site.