Domestic violence and child welfare in Mukono district, Uganda
| dc.contributor.author | Edrin, Mwigombe | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-07T08:34:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-01-07T08:34:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-04 | |
| dc.description | A research report submitted to the faculty of humanities and social sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the award of a degree in public administration of Kampala International university | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study sought to examine domestic violence and child welfare in Mukono District, Uganda. The study objectives were; to establish factors influencing domestic violence in Mukono District, Uganda, to examine the challenges facing child welfare in Mukono District, Uganda and to examine the relationship between domestic violence and child welfare in Mukono District, Uganda. The study applied a cross-sectional research design to reflect aspects of perception, feelings, experiences, facts and emotional feelings of the study respondents in finding out the relationship between Domestic violence and child welfare in Mukono District, Uganda. This is because the research questions that were generated necessitate observing explanatory, descriptive and analytical aspects of the research. The study population involved 58 participants where 28 local peasants, 15 probation officers and 15 local leaders in Mukono District, Uganda. A sample size of 50 respondents was determined through purposive and random sampling methods. After collecting data, the researcher organized well-answered questionnaire, data was edited and sorted for the next stage. The data was entered in SPPS, analyzed and interpreted. The study findings revealed that 4% of the respondents strongly disagreed, 14% of the respondents disagreed, 18% of the respondents were not sure, 44% agreed and the remaining 20% of the respondents strongly agreed that most violent people are able to control themselves not to abuse in public or in front of other people, not to cause injuries. This implies that majority of the respondents were of the view that there is a multitude of factors influencing domestic violence. The study concludes that most violent people are able to control themselves not to abuse in public or in front of other people, not to cause injuries where they will show and only to be abusive within their family. The government and the policy makers should carry out gender sensitization so as to prevent domestic violence. The government and policy makers should educate the public on the dangers of Domestic violence. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/6436 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, Colleges of Humanities and Social science | en_US |
| dc.subject | Domestic violence | en_US |
| dc.subject | Child welfare | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mukono district | en_US |
| dc.title | Domestic violence and child welfare in Mukono district, Uganda | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |