Al-Hikmah University Journal

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.