Increasing trend of domestic violence with women in Pakistan

To study the increasing trend of domestic violence with women in Pakistan, Retrospective study. This study was carried at Emergency Departments of four hospitals namely Services Hospital, Lahore, Shahina Jamil Hospital Abbottabad, Gangaram Hospital Lahore and Mayo Hospital Lahore from 1[st] January 2012 to 31 May 2013. The cases of domestic violence with women were selected from aforementioned hospitals. The data was collected on proforma ad analyzed for results. In our study the incidence of Domestic violence with women was maximum at the age of 21 - 30 years [33%] and minimum at the age of 71 - 80 years as show in Table No. 1. The incidence was maximum with house wife [25 %] and minimum in wives of business man [0.5 %] as shown in Table No.2 The incidence of Domestic violence with women was 56 % in lower class, 34 % in middle class in 20 % in high gentry as shown in Table No 3. Addict member of family had 83 % incidence Domestic violence with women of and 17 % in non addict people as shown in Table No 4. The incidence of Domestic violence with women was 73 % in unmarried and 27 % in married as shown in Table No 5. The incidence of Domestic violence with women was 83 % in people having mental / physical sickness as compared to healthy people [17 %] as shown in Table No 6. The incidence of Domestic violence with women was 37 % in literate people and 63 % in illiterate people as shown in Table No 7. The incidence of Domestic violence with women was high 67 % in couples living in joint family system as compared to couple living in non joint families [33 %] as shown in Table No 8 The trend of Domestic violence with women was 67 % in rural area and 33 % in urban area as shown in table No.9. The tendency of domestic violence with women is a global problem It is increasing day by day in developed / under developed countries and nations. This trend is even going to be increased even in Muslims countries where domestic violence with women is prohibited [Haraam]