A GREATER percentage of women than men believe that wife beating is justified if the wife refuses to give sex, according to the ZDHS report. The Zambia Demographic Health Survey (ZDHS) 2024 report and the Gender Status report 2024 were launched on Tuesday during the commemoration of the African Statistics Day. Meanwhile the Gender Status report shows that there were over 42,000 GBV cases in 2024. According to the ZDHS report, respondents were asked among other reasons if they agreed that wife beating is justified if she refuses to give sex. “Respondents [were] asked if they agree that a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife under each of the following five circumstances: she burns the food, she...