DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: THE CASE OF GOZAMEN WOREDA

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.