{"id":954,"date":"2022-03-04T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T10:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surveywarehouse.com.na\/?p=954"},"modified":"2022-07-15T14:52:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T12:52:12","slug":"used-to-it-for-most-namibians-gender-based-violence-is-common-in-the-home-and-neighbourhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surveywarehouse.com.na\/used-to-it-for-most-namibians-gender-based-violence-is-common-in-the-home-and-neighbourhood\/","title":{"rendered":"USED TO IT: For most Namibians, gender-based violence is common in the home and neighbourhood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A majority of Namibians believe that violence against women and girls is common in their homes and communities, the most recent Afrobarometer survey shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While more than half believe that men are never justified in physically disciplining their wives, about four in 10 say this can be justified at least some of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key findings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nearly six in 10 Namibians (57%) report that in their area, it is either \u201cvery common\u201d (29%) or \u201csomewhat common\u201d (28%) for men to use violence against women and girls in the home or in the community. Only 16% say it is \u201cnot at all common\u201d.<\/li>
A majority (58%) of Namibians say it is never justified for a man to use physical discipline on his wife. About one quarter (26%) believe that it is sometimes justified, and 13% say that it is always justified (Figure 2).<\/li>
An overwhelming majority (82%) of citizens say that it is either \u201cvery likely\u201d (59%) or \u201csomewhat likely\u201d (23%) that the police will take reported cases of gender-based violence seriously. Fewer than one in five believe that it is unlikely (Figure 3).<\/li>
But more than four in 10 respondents (42%) think it is likely that a woman will be criticized, harassed, or shamed by others in the community if she reports an incident of gender-based violence (Figure 4).<\/li>
Overall, nearly three in four Namibians (73%) say that domestic violence is a criminal matter that requires the involvement of law enforcement agencies to resolve. One quarter (25%) see it as a private matter that needs to be handled within the family .<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n