incidence of domestic violence, the causative factors and their effects on the family

ABSTRACT

The research was conducted among low socio-economic level families to determine the incidence of domestic violence and affecting factors. It is a descriptive study. The population of the research consisted of 1455 students at a primary school. According to the statements of the children, 22.6% of the fathers and 6.2% of the mothers used violence against their partners. About 46.3% of the children were exposed to violence from fathers and 51% from mothers. Father's being unemployed, father's use of alcohol and smoking, presence of a handicapped family member low economic status and being a young child-mother were the factors that affected domestic violence. We may conclude that domestic violence in the neighborhood was high. Most of the children were exposed to violence from both fathers and mothers