24/11/2025
OVER 30 percent of women in Zambia aged 15-49 agree that a husband is justified to beat his wife for refusal to have s*x, among other reasons.
Also, 16 percent women endorse that a husband is justified to assault his spouse for burning food, while seven percent of men also agree to the same.
Another 18 percent of females approve for a man to hit a wife who ‘goes out’ of the house without informing the spouse, while 13 percent of men also agree to the same.
The 2024 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) revealed that 34 percent of women compared to men agree that a husband is vindicated to hit or beat his spouse.
Further, 20 percent of women agree that a man can only beat a wife for refusing to have s*x while 10 percent of men also agree to the same.
