Tanzanian Couples’ Perspectives on Gender Equity, Relationship Power, and Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from the RESPECT Study

Table 2

Attitudes about IPV and opinions about relationship power at 12 months and changes over time.

	Men's attitudes		Women's attitudes
	Month 12	Change in percentage points from baseline	Month 12	Change in percentage points from baseline
Is a husband ever justified in beating his wife?
Yes	144 (26.8%)	−20.9*	313 (57.5%)	−13.5*
No	394 (73.2%)	20.9*	231 (42.5%)	13.5*
Is any kind of violence justified if a woman refuses sex?
Yes	181 (33.6%)	−10.9*	263 (48.3%)	−16.6*
No	357 (66.4%)	10.9*	281 (51.7%)	16.6*
Who has more say about having sex?
Husband	259 (48.5%)	−6.1*	292 (53.7%)	−13.3*
Wife	9 (1.7%)	−11.6*	27 (5.0%)	−0.7
Both	266 (49.8%)	17.7*	225 (41.4%)	14.1
Who has more power in your relationship?
Husband	424 (79.4%)	14.2	486 (90.2%)	2.9
Wife	13 (2.4%)	−12.9	6 (1.1%)	−1.9
Both	97 (18.2%)	−1.3	47 (8.7%)	−1.0

∗Statistically significant trend (𝑃<0.05).