In 2010, Bangladesh enacted the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act, 2010.[14] Domestic violence (DV) is accepted by a significant percentage of the population: in the 2011 DHS survey, 32.5% of women said that a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife for specific reasons (the most common reason given was if the wife "argues with him" - at 22.4%).[15] In recent years woman getting violence abuse from men has decreased significantly and is considerably low compared to south Asian countries like Sri Lanka Nepal and India.[16]