Women favour being beaten by husbands - survey

About 37% of Zimbabwe women are keen to be beaten up by their husbands for various misdeeds including refusing to have sex, a survey has revealed.

In a report by the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency woman aged between 15 and 49 years were surveyed.

"Of all the situations, the highest proportion of women (43.2%) believed that a partner was justified in beating his wife if she committed infidelity" reads part of the report.

The report said the most common reason on justified the lashing was when the woman argued with the husband (23%).

 Women who have never been married (41,6%) believed that husbands were justified in beating their wives more than the currently married (36,7%)  and the formerly married (33.3%).

The survey said 23% of men surveyed agreed that they were justified in beating their wives when they erred.

"Men who have never been married (32%) believed that husbands were justified in beating their wives more than the currently married (16,6%) and the formally married (22,7%)."

"The highest proportion of men (24,6%) believed that a partner was justified in beating his wife if she committed adultery."