In a survey conducted in Asia, nearly a quarter of men admit to having raped someone at least once.
According to Bloomberg, more than 10,000 men in Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, and six other sites were interviewed by researchers.
Researchers discovered that 1 in 10 men admitted to raping a woman who wasn't their partner, but the percentage rose to 24 when they were included. A little under 50 percent of those also said they raped more than one woman.
The highest area of offenders was found to be Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, where 60 percent had said they committed rape. 11 percent in Bangladesh admitted to rape.
One of the authors of the article published in The Lancet Global Health, Rachel Jewkers said, "We really need to understand more. Bangladesh is not a particularly violent country, but the prevalence of non-partner rape is far higher than one would presume."
The Telegraph reports the questions were carefully worded, avoiding the word 'rape.' Some questions were, "Have you ever forced a woman who was not your wife or girlfriend at the time to have sex?" and "Have you ever had sex with a woman who was too drugged or drunk to indicate whether she wanted it."
The researchers also asked why and 73 percent claimed sexual entitlement, 59 percent for entertainment and 38 percent for anger or punishment. Only 55 percent said they felt guilty.