The Role Of Education, Religion And Culture On Domestic Violence Among Women In Kaduna

Abstract

Domestic violence is a human rights violation with psychological consequences that affects women, families, and the society in general. This study examined the influence of Education, Religion, and Culture on Domestic Violence amongst women in Kaduna State. Participants for this study included One hundred and twenty(110) women who were of varying legal status with their age ranging from 18 to 55 years.The general objective of the study was to establish the influence of these three variables on domestic violence in the state. The design for this study was cross sectional descriptive design and a 3 part, 33 item questionnaire was used to collect data that was analyzed. Four hypotheses were formulated and tested using multiple regression analysis. The key findings of the study were that, education, religion and culture has a joint influence on domestic violence among women in Kaduna ( p= 0.726< 0.01 )The study concluded that factors affecting domestic violence were multi-dimensional and varies and that to reduce the rates of domestic violence, victims must encouraged seek help and be assured of their safety when they do so. It was recommended that deliberate efforts must be made on the part of the government to put in place laws and policies that can adequately address the issue of domestic violence and to equip the law enforcement agencies to improve prosecution of cases of domestic violence. Also, more helping professionals such as psychologists, social workers, etc should be employed and trained on how to detect, manage and support victims and also rendering social intervention services to victims will go a long way in curbing the menace.