The Troubling Epidemic of Wife-Battering in Ogbaru and Onitsha North Local Government Areas of Anambra State, Nigeria

Purpose: Debates and assumptions on the trend, motives/causes and implications of wife-battering in Nigeria are largely speculative. The purpose of this article is to explore in a raw form, the socio-economic determinants of wife-battering, on the sub-areas of family violence. Methods: Using qualita...

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Published in:International Journal of Criminology and Sociology 2021-08, Vol.10, p.1349-1361
Main Authors: Edith, AREH, Chinwe, Ajah, Benjamin Okorie, Ezeanya, Oguejiofo C.P., Ugomma, EZE, Ann, Onwuchekwe, Stanley Ikenna, Onyejegbu, Chukwuemeka Dominic
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Language:English
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Summary:Purpose: Debates and assumptions on the trend, motives/causes and implications of wife-battering in Nigeria are largely speculative. The purpose of this article is to explore in a raw form, the socio-economic determinants of wife-battering, on the sub-areas of family violence. Methods: Using qualitative and quantitative research methods, a sample of 364 respondents comprising 196 males and 168 females was drawn from Anambra State, Nigeria. Multi-stage and purposive sampling techniques were used to reach the respondents. Questionnaire and in-depth interviews were instruments for data collection. Results: Findings confirmed that wife-battering in Ogbaru and Onitsha-North Local Government Areas is most often caused by denial of sex and infidelity. Conclusion: The policy implications calls for the creation of local government welfare units to be holding periodic talk shows for married couples on the imperative of living happily.
ISSN:1929-4409
1929-4409
DOI:10.6000/1929-4409.2021.10.155