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.