BACKGROUND Wife beating is the most common and widespread form of intimate partner violence in Ethiopia. It results in countless severe health, socio-economic and psychological problems and has contributed to the violation of human rights including the liberty of women to enjoy conjugal life. The main purpose of this study is to assess the levels and patterns of wife beating refusal and its ass...

This is cross sectional study based on 304 households (couples) with wives age less than 48 years, chosen from urban locality (city Lahore). Fourteen religious, demographic and socioeconomic factors of categorical nature like husband education, wife education, husband’s monthly income, occupation of husband, household size, husband-wife discussion, number of living children, desire for more chi...

Abstract: A man wants to sell his land, but his two wives hold claims to acquire it in case of a divorce or his death. The first wife writes the buyer giving up her claim and the sale goes through. After the husband dies, the second wife points out that she did not relinquish her claim and she seizes the land from the buyer. Then the first wife takes the land from the second wife, arguing that ...