Domestic Violence Against Women (Case Study: Health Centers inKhartoum)

Abstract

Violence against women is a global issue that persist in all countries of the world, and
the perpetrators of the that the violence are often well known to their victims, up till
date government and policy makers see violence against women; or as less priority
problem of individual rather than a national problem, this is a case study. This study
employed a qualitative approach to data collection. The population of this study consist
basically of two folds, purposive selected married women from Khartoum state
irrespective of their age, race, ethnicity, race tribe and religion basically to ensure there
is no bias in selecting the women who faced violence and to gain access to most of the
married women, and randomly selected health centers. Objectives of the study
investigated the domestic violence against women, investigate to impact of Domestic
violence on women, investigate the skills and knowledge of the health workers in
identifying physically violated women, and to identify the factor contributing to
violence against women and to evaluate the response of Women to violence against
them. The questionnaire was developed by adapting the questionnaire used in the WHO
Multi-Country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence against woman. The
findings from the study underscored the immerse difficulties that women suffering
domestic violence face in seeking and obtaining help. The study found that a substantial
proportion of in violent relationships do not tell other about the violence they are facing
or seek help. Indeed, for many women interviewed, the study was the first instance in
which they had told anyone about their partner’s violence towards them. The findings
and conclusion from this study showed that, women still lack considered as personal
issues and never intend to seek help from appropriate channels.