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Table 6 GEM individual element frequencies and association with partner screening status

From: “A loving man has a very huge responsibility”: A mixed methods study of Malawian men’s knowledge and beliefs about cervical cancer

 

% who disagree with this statement1

OR2

95% CI

A woman’s most important role is to take care of household chores and cook

22%

1.38

0.56–3.40

Men need sex more than women do1

47%

1.14

0.55–2.38

You do not talk about sex, you just do it1

87%

2.23

0.77–6.48

Women who carry condoms are ‘cheap’1

50%

2.18

1.03–4.62*

There are times when a woman deserves to be beaten by her partner2

70%

1.98

1.01–4.96*

It is a woman’s responsibility to avoid getting pregnant1

42%

2.69

1.22–5.90*

A woman should tolerate being beaten by her partner to keep her family together2

69%

1.09

0.49–2.40

I would be outraged if my wife asked me to use a condom1

84%

1.49

0.56–4.00

  1. 1Respondents were asked if they “agree”, “partially agree”, or “disagree” with each statement reflecting a harmful gender norm; responses were categorized as “agree” (partial or complete) or “disagree”
  2. 2Univariate association between disagreement and having a screened primary partner
  3. *p < 0.05