Culture And Its Influence On Domestic Violenci£: A Case Study Of Nagon(;j~ra Town Council, Tororo District.

ABSTRACT 

The study topic was "culture and its int1ucnce on Domestic Violence." The case study was Nagongera Town Council. This topic was chosen due to the need to improve on the livelihood ur people in Nagongera Town Council in relation to Culture in the area, It was against this background that the study attempted to; find out the "Culture and its influence on Domestic Violence" in Nagongera Town Council. Tororo District. The conceptual framework of the study suggested that the independent variable be conceptualized as cultural practices. The rescarclwr useu a cross-sectional sul'\·cy research design because the study was intended to pick only Samco representative sample Comicon's or the cross-section or the population, The study was conducted in Nagongera Town Council. Tnrnro District. The study population was composed or :;n respondents. The mctlh1ds used in data collection were questionnaires and interviews, The researcher analyzed the qualitative data collected using structured closed ended items in the questionnaires for each objective and coded using a five-point Likert response scale. They subjected to li'eguencics and percentages, which helped to show the distribution or responde! on each and clcpcnclent vnriahle. Faw data was analyzed using descripti1c statistics and Pearson l'mduct Moment Correlation. ANOV A testing was also used to lest tk influence of the comhilll'd independent variable components on the dcpcnclcnt variable. It \I:Js anticip:1tcd that the lingenerating the much needed information tlwt would be used by various stakeholders to impnnc' on the livelihood ol' til'' people in their areas of strength and weaknesses and make necessities caustics to lill the gnps in their roles, KEY WORD Domestic Violence, lli1nsc cultural traditions, Culture

Table of Contents 

DECLARATION ........................................................................................ i 

APPROVAL ...................................................................................... ii 

DEDICATION ..................................................................................... iii 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................. iv 

CJIAPTER ONE ........................................................................................ 1 

INTRODIJCI'ION ....................................................................................................................................... 1 

1.0 Background oft he Study .................................................................................................................... 1 

I .1.1. Historical back!!rounci ............................................................................................................... J 

I .I .2. Theoretical background ......................................................................................................... 3 

1.1.3. C'nnc:eptual J'ranwwork .......................................................................................................... 7 

1.2. Statement of I he l'roblem .......................................................................................................... 7 

1 .. 1. General Ohjcclive of the Study ................................................................................................. ll 

1.3.1. Specific ()bjectives ................................................................................................................ R 

R.escarch C)t11.-'SI i{jns .................................................................................................................. g 

I :i. Scope oft he Study .............................................................................................................. . 

I .5.1. Content SC

1.5.2. Geographical Study ............................................................................................................... 8 

1.5.3. Ti1ne scope ............................................................................................................................ 8 

I .6. Conceptual Pn1mework ............................................................................................................. 9 

I. 7. Signi1icancc ............................................................................................................................... 9 

CIIAPTER TWO .............................................................................................................................. 11 

IJTERATllRI£ REVIFW ................................................................................................................. l l 

2.0. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 11 

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2.1. Cultural pmct ices .................................................................................................................... 11 

0 0 ..... ). Strategies put in plnce to address the issue of domestic violence ............................................... 18 

CIIAPTER THREE .................................................................................................................................. 23 

METIIODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................... 23 

3.0. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 23 

3.1. Research Design ................................................................................................................................. 23 

3.1.1. Cross sectional Research Design ................................................................................................ 23 

3.1.2. San1pling Desif!n ......................................................................................................................... 23 

1.~. Study Population ....... ., ........................................................................................................................ 24 

3.3. Sn1npling Size ...................................................................................................................................... 24 

3.l.the study ..................................................................................................... 27 

3..1. Validity ........................................................................................................................................ 27 

3.9.2. l{cliabilily .................................................................................................................................... 27 

3.1 0. D:l!n process in~ ann lysis nnd presentntion .................................................................................. 28 

.1.10.1. Data Presentation ........................................................................................................................ 2S 

1.11. /.imitations oft!!~..· study ...................................................................................................... ....... 2? 

.1.12. r:thicnl cnnsidcr;~ti{lflS ................................................................................................................. 2{) 

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3.13. Summary of methodology ........................................................................................................... 28 

CIIAPTER FOUR ..................................................................................................................................... 30 

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION .................................................... 30 

4 .0. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 30 

·1.1 . 8 io data of the respondents ................................................................................................................. 30 

1.1.1. 

4.1.2. 

>1.1.3. 

I. 1.-1. 

4.1.5. 

Gender of the n.:•spnndents ........................................................................................................... 30 

The age group of the respondents ............................................................................................... 31 

The qualification of the respondents ........................................................................................... 31 

The time of' sen-ice/ stay· at the Town council ......................................................................... -.. 3/. 

Rei igious Background ................................................................................................................. 33 

iJ.2. The identification l1fthc cultural practices in Nagongcra Town Counci1 ........................................... 33 

lJ.3. Whether cultural practices have influenced domestic violence in Nagongera Town ......................... 39 

Other ways in\\ hich domestic violence occur in Nngongern Town Council ............................ .112 

,J.tl. Stratl?gics put in piHL'\' tn ;Jddrcss the issue or domestic violence in the arca ..................................... .ll2 

CIIAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................................................... 4/ 

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF FINDINGS ....................... A7 

:1.0. lnrroduction ........... . . ················································································································· . ~1 

5. I . The h iograph ica I d:lla oft he respondents ............................................................................................ 4 7 

5.2. Discussion oflindings ........................................................................................................................ J17 

5.2.1. To identifY the cultural practices in Nagongera Town Council ................................................. .:17 

5.2.2. To establish IH1\\ cultural practices inlluence domestic violence in Nagongera Town ............. AS 

5.2.3. lo idcntil)' the strategies put in place to address the issue of domestic ''iolcnce in the ............ .

5.;1. Recon11nendntinns .............................................................................................................................. :J 1 

5.5. Arcofl"urthcrrcscarch ........................................................................................................................ 51 

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Rcfcre11Ce ....................................................................................................................................................... i 

APPENDIX 1 ................................................................................................................................................. i 

INTERVIEW GUIDE .................................................................................................................................. vi