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According to UN statistics, in 2002 significant proportions of women believed that a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife for specific reasons: 29% for burning the food, 45% for arguing with him, 52% for going out without telling him, 51% for neglecting the children and 48% for refusing to have sex.

(United Nations, 2010, The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics, New York: Department of Economic and Social Affairs)