Almost a quarter of men 'admit to rape in parts of Asia'                                
By Tulip Mazumdar Global health reporter
9 September 2013

Almost a quarter of men surveyed in a UN report looking at violence against women in parts of Asia have admitted to committing at least one rape.

Rape was particularly common within relationships. However, one in 10 men admitted raping a woman who was not their partner.

Ten thousand men from six countries took part in the survey.
It is the first multi-country study to examine how widespread violence against women is and the reasons behind it.

Of those who admitted rape, just under half said they had done so more than once.
The prevalence of rape varied between countries.
In Papua New Guinea, more than six out of 10 men surveyed admitted forcing a woman to have sex.
It was least common in urban areas of Bangladesh, where it was just under one in 10 and Sri Lanka where it was just over one in 10.
In Cambodia, China and Indonesia it ranged from one in five to almost half of all men surveyed.

Percentage of men admitting rape

    Papua New Guinea Bougainville Island - 62%
    Indonesia Papua Province - 48.6%
    Indonesia urban - 26.2%
    China urban/rural - 22.2%
    Cambodia - 20.4%
    Indonesia rural - 19.5%
    Sri Lanka - 14.5%
    Bangladesh rural - 14.1%
    Bangladesh urban - 9.5%
    Source: United Nations

Part of the research has been published in The Lancet Global Health.

Sexual entitlement
Nearly three quarters of those who committed rape said they did so for reasons of "sexual entitlement".
Report author Dr Emma Fulu said: "They believed they had the right to have sex with the woman regardless of consent....
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