Domestic Violence against Women and Its Determinants in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh

Sharmin Akhtar; M. Estiak Khan Chowdhury; M. Ashikul Islam; M. Golam Mostofa

Abstract

Domestic violence is a health, legal, economic, educational, developmental and above all a human rights issue. Violence against women and girls continues to be a global epidemic that kills, tortures, and maims-physically, psychologically, sexually and economically. Women are suffering from multiple forms of violence including domestic violence, rape, dowry deaths, sexual harassment, suicide, forced marriage, trafficking and other psychological and financial oppression. It needs to take proper initiatives to prevent these types of drastic violence from the familial environment. The empowerment level is in better position of some women but those women faced torture by both husband as well as family members irrespective of all determinants of violence. Most of women face more torture by their husbands and family members for dowry, their physical illness, low status of parents in the society. These preventing initiatives will have to start from domestic level. In this study, it was explored that husband’s and familial torture according to the respondents educational level as well as its empowerments. Consequently, it needs to work for bringing positive change of man in our patriarchal society and it would be possible to bring the normal position for disadvantaged women, positive mentality should grownup reducing violence.

Keywords

women; domestic violence; determinants; percentage distribution; regression

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[Sharmin Akhtar, M. Estiak Khan Chowdhury, M. Ashikul Islam , M. Golam Mostofa (2018), Domestic Violence against Women and Its Determinants in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh, International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering & Management (IJIREM), Vol-5, Issue-6, Page No-210-217], (ISSN 2347 - 5552). www.ijirem.org