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Social Problem of Domestic Violence in India: Causes, Consequences and Remedies

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This research paper tells about the social problem of domestic violence in inida“Bride tortured to death for dowry”, “School going kid succumbs to his injuries after beaten by father”, “A seventy year old man killed over property dispute”, “Harassment of men in Chandigarh…”All these and what not, turn to any newspaper at random and you would find the reports of such kind of violence all over the country. These are all what we come to know through different forms of media. There are more such cases which go unreported every day. In fact, include the cases which we self-indulge in, or the ones which we witness in the neighborhood but are hesitant in taking even a single step to reduce their occurrences. Domestic violence against women is widely recognized as important public health problem, owing to its substantial consequences for women's physical, mental and reproductive health. This study tried to assess the frequency and patterns of domestic violence against women experienced by attendees of Domestic Violence counselling centre Department of Psychiatry, MY Hospital, Indore. Aims & Objective: To study the nature and causes of domestic violence. Material and Methods: Cross sectional study using a pre designed pre tested semi structured questionnaire was carried out and the data were analyzed using MS excel. Results: Most common type of domestic violence faced is physical (80%) followed by mental (8%), social (8%) and sexual (4%). Monetary issues (26%) and alcoholism (22%) are the two most important causes of domestic violence, other causes being extra marital affair (6%), Family conflicts (6%) and dowry (6%). 64% victims were either illiterate or primary pass; 34% were skilled workers; 56% victims had their per capita income, between`980between`between`980 and 2935; 76% had their modified Kuppuswami score between 5-10. 56% victims face domestic violence daily. Conclusion: Monetary problems, alcoholism, illiteracy, extramarital affairs and dowry are the major causes of domestic violence. The victims most commonly face physical violence by their partners daily. There is an urgent need of more and more domestic violence counselling centers throughout the country.

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violence, media, cases, occurrences, reports

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" Social Problem of Domestic Violence in India: Causes, Consequences and Remedies ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 1, page no.871-878, January-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2101325.pdf

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" Social Problem of Domestic Violence in India: Causes, Consequences and Remedies ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 1, page no. pp871-878, January-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2101325.pdf

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Published Paper ID: JETIR2101325
Registration ID: 404684
Published In: Volume 8 | Issue 1 | Year January-2021
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Page No: 871-878
Country: -, -, India .
Area: Engineering
ISSN Number: 2349-5162
Publisher: IJ Publication


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