EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON THE SOCIAL WELLBEING OF CHILDREN IN NORTH DIVISION MOROTO MUNICIPALITY, MOROTO DISTRICT, KARAMOJA REGION UGANDA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS v

TABLE OF CONTENTS vi

LIST OF TABLES ix

CHARPTER ONE 1

1.0 Introduction I

1.1 Background of the Study 1

1.2. Statement of the problem 3

1.3 Purpose of the study 3

1.4 Objectives of the study 3

1.4.1 General objectives of the study 3

1.4.2 Specific Objectives of the study 3

1 .5 Research questions 4

1.6 Scope of the Study 4

1.6.1 Geographical scope 4

1.6.2 Time scope 4

1.6.3 Content Scope 4

1.7 Significance of the study 5

1 .8 The conceptual framework 6

CHAPTER TWO 8

LITERATURE REVIEW 8

2.0 Introduction 8

2.1 Causes of Domestic Violence 8

2.2 Effects of Domestic Violence 9

2.3 Possible Solutions to Domestic Violence 11

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CHAPTER THREE .13

METHODOLOGY 13

3.0. Introduction 13

3.1. Research Design 13

3.2 Study Area 13

3.3 Study population 13

3.4 Sample size 13

3.5 Sampling Technique 13

3.6 Sampling Procedure 14

3.7 Data collection methods 14

3.7.1 Focused group discussion; 14

3.7.2 Self-Administered Questionnaires 14

3.8 Data analysis 14

3.9 Ethical considerations 15

3.10 Limitations of the study 15

3.11 Possible solutions to the above problems 15

CHAPTER FOUR 17

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS 17

4.1. Introduction 17

4.2. Demographic characteristics of respondents 17

4.3. Causes of Domestic Violence 21

4.4 Effects of Domestic Violence on the social wellbeing of children in North division 22

4.5. Solutions to reduce the effects of domestic violence on the social wellbeing of children .24

CHAPTER FIVE 26

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 26

5.1. Summary of findings 26

5.2. Conclusion 26

5.3. Recommendations 27

REFERENCES 29

APPENDICES 30

Appendix A: Questionnaires 30

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Appendix B: Interview guide .33

Appendix C: Budget 34

Appendix D: Time frame 35

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Gender of respondents 17

Table 2: Age distribution of respondents 18

Table 3: Marital status of respondents 19

Table 4: Level of education of respondents 20

Table 5: Occupation of respondents 20

Table 6: showing the Causes of Domestic Violence on the social wellbeing of children in North

Division, Moroto Municipality in Moroto District 21

Table 7: Shows the effects of domestic violence on the social wellbeing of children in North

division, Moroto Municipality in Moroto district 23

Table 8: Familiarity of the effects of domestic violence on the social wellbeing of children in

North division, Moroto Municipality in Moroto District 23

Table 9: Views of the community on the solutions to the above challenges 24

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