Abstract:
The purpose of this study was determining the cause of domestic violence,
distinguishing the core consequence of domestic violence on victims and come
up with recommendation. In order to conduct the study descriptive survey
design have been employed and both quantitative and qualitative data
collected using questionnaire, interview and FGD. The data collected with
questionnaire were encoded to SPSS and simple statistics has been made while
response from interview and FGD analysed qualitatively. Hence the study
found out that financial factors, forced sex or sex refusal by partner, excess
alcohol, Marital infidelity and jealous as the major causes for domestic
violence in Gozamen woreda. Furthermore the study confirmed that domestic
violence result mental, social and physical health impact on victims. As a result
the study concluded that women in Gozamen Woreda are suffering from DV
resulted mainly due to alcoholism, extra marital affairs, forced sex, disrespect,
financial factor and marital infidelity. To this result DV in Gozamen Woreda is
highly resulting physical mental and social health impact on victims.
