More Than One in Four Africans See Wife-Beating as Justifiable, Afrobarometer Survey Finds

Author:
Afrobarometer
Publisher:
Afrobarometer
Publication Date:
6 May 2020
Tags:
Africa, Conflict, Peace and Security, Women and Gender

About one in four African women - and even more African men - say wife-beating is at least sometimes justified, according to the latest Afrobarometer survey. In some countries, up to seven in 10 citizens endorse domestic violence.

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