This study examined the pattern of domestic violence and its
implication for family rearing among women in Nigeria. This study was based in
Calabar metropolis. The study adopted four research questions. The sample
population for this study comprised of 350 women in the study area. The
instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled" Pattern of
Domestic Violence and Implication for Family Rearing (PDVIFR). The instrument
consisted of two sections. The section comprises of demographic variables while
section B consisted of 26 items. The instrument was validated by experts.
Simple percentage was used as a statistical tool to analyses the research
questions. Results showed verbal, physical, sexual and emotional violence at
prevalence rates of 38.0%, 26.5%, 10.7% and 1.4%, respectively. A total of
14.0% had experienced a combination of physical and verbal abuse while 7.0% had
experienced a combination of physical and sexual violence. Full-time housewives
and self-employed women were most abused, of which 82.7% had no definite timing
pattern. The domestic violence pattern is varied: the commonest forms are
verbal, physical, sexual and emotional, and in some cases a combination of some
or all of these forms. It was therefore recommended that wives should be rather
employed to reduce domestic violence at home.
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