Description

DVAHUSPHONE indicates whether the woman believes a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she looks in his phone.

Comparability

DVAHUSPHONE has no comparability issues.

Comparability – Standard DHS

DVAHUSPHONE is a country-specific variable that is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire, but it is part of a series of questions, included in Phase IV forward of the standard DHS questionnaire, about when the woman believes a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife.

The Phase IV and V questionnaires word the introductory question as follows: "Sometimes a husband is annoyed or angered by things that his wife does. In your opinion, is a husband justified in hitting or beating his wife in the following situations?"

The Phase VI and VII questionnaires remove the prefacing sentence and simply ask, "In your opinion, is a husband justified in hitting or beating his wife in the following situations?"

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