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Causes Of Domestic Violence And Abuse Against Women And Its Effects On Family Relationship In Four Selected Local Government In Nigeria
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1.2 Statement of the Problem
This study’s problem
was based on, the researcher’s experiences, conversations and
observations on the happenings in families. Husbands and wives do not
discuss family issues but husbands take sole decisions. Through
interactions with friends and colleagues, women talk about their
situations at home, there they are commonly abused by their spouses
through battering, sexual abuse, giving out female children in marriage
at the early years and depriving them neither to participate in the
decision of child marriage nor to take part in family affairs. Such
early marriages limit education, affects young girls’ academic pursuits,
the future compromised and other opportunities often leading to early
child bearing and increased health risks. Early child bearing affects
female reproductive organs and health problems such as unsafe abortion,
and obstetric fistula. Husbands take decision whether it suits the
family or not. Though most wives and children suffer the consequences of
the heads of the families decisions.
It is also observed that
violation of women at home has made women situation difficult to
participate fully in issues concerning them in the home and in the
society. As such, women have no freedom to speak for themselves because
of fear of punishment from their husbands. Men think women are meant for
giving birth, taking care of the children and doing only domestic
works. The problem statement pf the study therefore was whether domestic
violence against women had effects on family relations.
1.3 Objectives of the study
The main objective of the study was to assess domestic violence against women on family relationship.
The specific objectives were to:
assess the effects of spousal abuse against women on family relationship in Taraba State;
examine the effects of sexual abuse against women on family relationship in Taraba State;
identify the effects of early marriage of young girls on family relationship in Taraba State; and
examine the effects of deprivation of women rights in decision making on family relationship in Taraba State.
1.4 Research Questions
This study provided answers to the following research questions
to what extent has spousal abuse against women affected women and family relationship in Taraba State?
what are the effects of sexual abuse against women on family relationship in Taraba State?
to what extent has early marriage of young girls affected women on family relationship in Taraba State?
to what extent has deprivation of women’s rights in decision making affected family relationship in Taraba State?
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