Gender Based Violence and Women’s Participation in the Socio-Economic Development of Panyagara Sub County, Kotido District, and And Karamoja Sub Region
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2018-06
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Kampala International University. College of Humanities and social sciences.
Abstract
This study was guided by research topic Gender Based Violence and Women’s
Participation in the Socio-Economic Development of Panyagara Sub County, Kotido
District, Karamoja Sub Region, the research objectives were to find out the types and
forms of gender based violence, the causes of gender based violence, and the impact of
gender based violence on women’s participation on the socio-economic development of
Panyagara Sub County in Kotido.
The literature reviewed indicated that number of cross-cultural studies of women abuse
have found that most gender based violence involves male anger directed against their
women partners. This gender difference appears to be rooted in the way boys and men
are socialized—biological factors do not seem to account for the dramatic differences in
behavior in this regard between men and women.
The study employed qualitative and quantitative approach, which used both cross
sectional survey and descriptive research design for collection and analysis of data. It
allowed the researcher to understand how participants understand, interpret and
experience a particular phenomenon by focusing on the participants’ views and
perspectives of their everyday experiences
The findings show that looking at the prevalence of and reasons for gender based violence
among women from low socio-econcmic communities of Kotido, cross-sectional study
were conducted to estimate the prevalence of gender based violence and identify the
reasons for it among 50 respondents aged 15-45 years in low socioeconomic areas in
Panyagara Sub County. Low educational status were the commonest reason for gender
based violence followed socio-economic inequalities and cultural values and beliefs. There
is a need to address this problem with efforts from community workers, policy-makers,
nongovernmental organizations and others.
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A Research Report Submitted to the College of Humanities And Social Sciences In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Award Of A Bachelor’s Of Development Studies of Kampala International University.
Keywords
Violence and Women, Socio-Economic Development, Karamoja Sub Region, Gender Based Violence