PREVALENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AMONG MARRIED WOMEN IN SABO TASHA, CHIKUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, KADUNA STATE.

Abstract

This study investigated the prevalence of domestic violence among married women in chikun local government, Kaduna state, Nigeria. A total number of 105 women participated in the study. The demographic data was obtained by the means of a self-compiled questionnaire and the instrument used to measure the prevalence of domestic violence was the violence against women scale {VAWS,1993} and four hypotheses were tested in the study. Hypothesis one indicated that married women in sabo tasha ward chikun local government experienced high level of psychological violence by their partner [x=17.610, p<.001] when compared with cohabiting women. Hypothesis two indicated that married women in sabo tasha ward chikun local government experienced high level of physical violence by their partner [x=26.752, p<.001]. Hypothesis three indicated that married women in sabo tasha ward chikun local government experienced high level of sexual violence by their partner [x=19.286, p<.001]. Hypothesis four indicated that there was a significant prevalence of domestic violence among married women in sabo tasha ward, chikun local government [67%]. It was recommended in this study that there should be a provision of therapy for both the perpetrators and the victims of domestic violence which can better improve them and reduce domestic violence Keywords: Chikun, Domestic violence, Kaduna, Married women, prevalence