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Domestic violence common in developing nations: says Study
Societal acceptance of domestic violence against women is prevalent in developing countries with 36 per cent of the global population justifying it in some cases, a new research said.
The study found most cases were reported with male partners beating the women for going out without permission; arguing; neglecting the children; suspicion over promiscuity; refusal to have sex; or for bad culinary skills.
Approximately 36 per cent of those questioned during the study justified at least one of these situations, LynnMarie Sardinha, researcher at the University of Bristol in the UK, said.
Most justifications came from women in highly patriarchal societies that suggested they have “internalised the idea of a husband who physically punishes his wife or verbally reprimands her as an exercise of his right that serves her interest”, Sardinha added.
Most “perceive this behaviour as legitimate disciplining, rather than an act of violence”, the researcher said.
For the study, the researchers used Demographic and Health Surveys, examined 1.17 million men and women in 49 low and middle-income countries.
The results, published in the journal PLOS ONE, showed that attitude towards domestic violence varied across nations with 83 per cent of Timor-Leste population in Southeast Asia justifying it.
Overall, social acceptance is higher in South Asia with 47 per cent.
In 36 of these where there was frequent and severe political conflict within the past five years, this tendency was much higher.
Societal acceptance of domestic violence among men was lower in countries with more democratic regimes where women had more economic rights.
There is a need for an international domestic violence prevention policy, said the researchers as is also believed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that said 30 per cent of women globally have experienced it at least once in their lifetime. Its prevention is both urgent and vital.
Domestic violence has serious physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health consequences. It negatively impacts on the well-being of children and families and has wider social implications, the study said.
International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.
Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.
The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.
Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.
The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.
“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.
Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings
Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).
Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.
The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.
Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.
Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities
The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.
On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.
Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.
“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.
The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.
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