scholarly journals The Public Perception of the Impacts of Domestic Violence Against Women

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 293-298
Author(s):  
Tracy B. E. Omorogiuwa
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Benin City ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Abstract This paper investigates the impacts of domestic violence against women in Benin City. The study adopts the descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprises of all men and women in Benin City, Nigeria. Using simple random sampling technique, a sample of one hundred and seventy five participants was selected. The data collected was analyzed using the Cronbach alpha formulae for internal consistency reliability, coefficients of 0.85. The descriptive statistics; the mean and standard deviation were employed. Results showed public perception of domestic violence against women in Benin City with the test value of 2.88. Domestic violence influences separation/divorce with a test value of 2.65. The psychological effects on women account for a test value of 2.78 and the physical health issues account for a test value of 2.99. Recommendations were made based on the findings that: Constant awareness-raising as a significant approach in responding to the issues of domestic violence against women should be encouraged by helping professionals. Assistance provision for victims, interventions measures with abusers and the proper interpretation of policies in response to the phenomenon.

Enforcement of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act 2015 in Fighting Domestic Violence Against Women in Rivers State: Challenges and Remedies

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Okonkwo Ogabu Lilian ◽  
Prof. Ifeanacho Martins
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
State Government ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
Rivers State

Domestic Violence Against women is a global problem that affects all countries of the world including Nigeria. In this work, the challenges of enforcing the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPP) 2015 in fighting domestic violence against women in Rivers State were investigated and the remedies were determined. This study adopted the survey research design and a cluster sampling technique. A total of 1200 copies of questionnaire were administered to respondents with a response rate of 92.5% and the data was analyzed using simple percentages, charts and tables. The results show that a total of 69% of respondents disagreed that the VAPP Act of 2015 have been effectively enforced in Rivers State. The study has also shown that although the VAPP Act of 2015 is a welcome development, the level of enforcement in fighting domestic violence against women has been very low since 2015. Based on the findings from this work, the factors responsible for low level of enforcement includes: low level of awareness of the provision of the Act, the jurisdiction of the Act and the fact the women are afraid of been divorce should they take their husbands to court for marital abuses. The study recommended that aggressive awareness campaigns at all levels (villages /communities, towns and cities) should be carried out by government agencies, sociologist, human right Activist and all stakeholders, and the Rivers State government should domesticate the VAPP Act of 2015 to enable women at the local community level seek redress on matters affecting them would lead to improvement in the expected level of enforcement of this Act.

Family Courts and Human Security in South West Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Oluwaleye Monisola
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Family Courts ◽  
South West ◽  
The Family ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women

The trend of violence against women in Nigeria has increased more than ever recently, with many women having been deprived of their fundamental rights. Violence against women in Nigeria includes sexual harassment, physical violence, harmful traditional practices, emotional and psychological violence, and socio-economic violence. This article investigates cases of domestic violence against women in South West Nigeria by assessing the role of family courts in the adjudication of such cases. Both primary and secondary sources of data were employed to examine incidents of violence against women and the role of the family courts in ensuring justice. The author employed both primary and secondary sources of data; the data gathered were analysed by frequency and simple percentages, while qualitative data were descriptively analysed. The article reveals the causes of domestic violence against women to include a cultural belief in male superiority, women’s lack of awareness of their rights, women’s poverty owing to joblessness, men seeking sexual satisfaction by force, women having only male children, the social acceptance of discipline, the failure to punish the perpetrators of violence, the influence of alcohol, and in-laws’ interference in marital relationships. It also reveals the nature of domestic violence against women. The research revealed that the family courts have played prominent roles in protecting and defending the rights of women. The author therefore recommends that the law should strengthen the family courts by extending their power to penalise the perpetrators of violence against women. 

The relationship between domestic violence against women and suicide risk

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 574-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Funda Kavak ◽  
Ümmühan Aktürk ◽  
Aysel Özdemir ◽  
Abdurrezzak Gültekin
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Domestic violence against women: representations of health professionals

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 718-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Lúcia de Oliveira Gomes ◽  
Camila Daiane Silva ◽  
Denize Cristina de Oliveira ◽  
Daniele Ferreira Acosta ◽  
Cristiane Lopes Amarijo
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Family Health ◽  
General Group ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
Structured Representation ◽  
Negative Connotation

AbstractObjective: to analyze the representations about domestic violence against women, among health professionals of Family Health Units.Method: qualitative study based on the Theory of Social Representations. Data were collected by means of evocations and interviews, treating them in the Ensemble de Programmes Pemettant L'Analyse des Evocations software - EVOC and content analysis.Results: nurses, physicians, nursing technicians and community health agents participated. The evocations were answered by 201 professionals and, of these, 64 were interviewed. The central core of this representation, comprised by the terms "aggression", "physical-aggression", "cowardice" and "lack of respect", which have negative connotations and were cited by interviewees. In the contrast zone, comprised by the terms "abuse", "abuse-power", "pain", "humiliation", "impunity", "suffering", "sadness" and "violence", two subgroups were identified. The first periphery contains the terms "fear", evoked most often, followed by "revolt", "low self-esteem" and "submission", and in the second periphery "acceptance" and "professional support".Conclusion: this is a structured representation since it contains conceptual, imagetic and attitudinal elements. The subgroups were comprised by professionals working in the rural area and by those who had completed their professional training course in or after 2004. These presented a representation of violence different from the representation of the general group, although all demonstrated a negative connotation of this phenomenon.

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