Domestic Violence Against Women in Magar Community(A Study of Mukundapur VDC of Nawalparasi District, Nepal)

Abstract

This study "Domestic Violence Against Women in Magar Community" has been carried out using primary source of data collected from Mukundapur VDC of Nawalparasi District in 2011 with taking some objective which are to examine the extent of violence according to different demographic, and socio-economic background, to identify the cause of violence, to identify women experience onviolence, and to access the knowledge of women on legal provision. In this study, firstly 93 Magar household are selected from the lottery method. Then only married women aged 15 years and above are taken as sample population from each sample household. Domestic Violence Against Women is widespread problem in the study area because still more than half women have been facing this problem in this area. The main cause behind this problem is the use of alcohol which is followed by gambling, lack of awareness, lack of job and poverty. In this area majority of people are engaged in wage labor sector. Similarly there is very low proportion of higher educated people.Thus this study shows that the low socio-economic status and low education status is the causes as well as consequences of the DVAW in this society.