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Beliefs and attitudes towards male domestic violence in South Kivu

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par Ndabuli Theophile Mugisho
University of KwaZulu Natal - Master 2011
  

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1.3 Problem statement

Violence is an undeniable world plague and domestic violence is part of it. To Walby and Allen (2006:139), domestic abuse affects many households across all societies; it deprives the people of all ages, both genders and all social statuses of their human rights. Congruent with Krug et al. (2002), domestic violence is severe because it is one of the most underreported crimes worldwide. In particular, women, children and relatives in the home witness domestic violence because of their dependence on the household leader, who is usually a man (Tjaden et al., 2000:47). Domestic violence is a danger for household members. It is fostered by cultural values and norms differences, which are the primary factors male abusers use. Based on the magnitude of domestic abuse, its consequences are critical to the victim, the abuser, the family and the nation.

We find that in some developed countries, the situation remains extremely disheartening. Accordingly, Olson and DeFrain (2000:42) note that, in homes of the United States of America (USA), more than 6 million women are abused by their partners annually. Burton (2004:67) and Er Turk (2007:23) also ascertain that in the USA, a husband or a partner physically assaults a woman or a girl every nine seconds. All the above writers conclude that 95% of domestic violence victims are women and children who are exposed to violence by family members living in the same house with the victim.

In the developing world, domestic violence is also a very common practice and has even been considered as a cultural norm. Consequently, its prevalence in the homes proves very high. As an illustration, in Kenya, India and Bangladesh, the documented prevalence of domestic abuse committed by male partners towards women ranges between 46% and 72% (Olson and De Frain, 2000:78).

In the DRC, the frequency is not encouraging either. We learn that almost 60.7% of the reported domestic violence is committed against women and children by the male heads of family (Hatari, 1999:14). In addition, there exist many other similar cases that are never reported and they are higher in rural areas compared to urban ones. The Congolese Females Action for Promoting Rights and Development reveals that this situation remains very alarming in remote villages where most population, particularly women and girls are uneducated (COFAPRI, 2010). This is supported by Humphreys and Thiara (2002:33) as they ascertain that in most African villages, men make the law as they are the customs-makers and protectors and the women have nothing to do but to obey, even blindly, what the man has said.

Considering this high occurrence of domestic assault in the world, and particularly in the DRC, one wonders if the abusers are aware of the social destruction this odious and shameful practice causes the victims, families and the nation. Therefore, this research intends to discover the beliefs and attitudes towards males domestic violence in South Kivu, particularly abuse directed against women.

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