Table 5 The problem of domestic violence/ukatili wa nyumbani (Uganda)
Description of the problem | Number of respondents |
Husbands beating their wives at home (wabwana wamepiga wabibi wao ndani yamanyumba) | 6 |
Children are not permitted to go to school (watoto wamekatazwa kwenda shuleni) | 4 |
Beating children (kupiga watoto) | 3 |
Marital rape/forced love (upendo wanguvu) | 3 |
Misunderstandings in the family | 2 |
Child labour | 2 |
Wives attacking their husbands in bars | 2 |
Child marriages | 2 |
Not finding happiness (kukosa furaha) | 1 |
Poverty status | 1 |
Wounds on the body from beatings | 1 |
Husband and wife doing business together, husband takes all the money (bibi na bwana kufanya biashara, bwana anachukuwa yote) | 1 |
Separation (kuwachana kw wake na wanawume) | 1 |
Parents physically fighting in the presence of children (wazazi kugombana mebere ya watoto wawo) | 1 |
Children’s performance deteriorates at school | 1 |
Men use family resources to marry other women/polygamy | 1 |
Women deny husbands sex when they are drunk | 1 |
Sale of home property | 1 |
Women reporting husbands to in-laws | 1 |
Quarreling (ugomvi) | 1 |
Use of abusive language (kukuwa na maneno mabaya kwa masemo) | 1 |
Women losing body weight | 1 |
Perceived causes of the problem | Number of respondents |
Poverty | 6 |
Drunkardness / alcoholism (ulevi) | 6 |
Food and money aid received | 3 |
Polygamy | 2 |
Deception/lies (kudanganya) | 2 |
Discrimination among children (ubaguzi kati ya watoto) (e.g. parents treating one child favourably) | 1 |
Hunger | 1 |
Rape | 1 |
Early marriages | 1 |
Weak laws on domestic violence | 1 |
Coming from a family that practices domestic violence | 1 |
Indiscipline (kukosa hadabu) | 1 |
Sex denial | 1 |
Not believing in God | 1 |
Infidelity | 1 |
Quarrels in the home | 1 |
Not providing basic needs to family members | 1 |
Women refusing to work expecting free things | 1 |
Cultural beliefs (men beat women to show masculinity) (wanawume wanapiga wake ili waonyeshe ubwana bwawo) | 1 |
Many bars everywhere | 1 |
Fighting in the homes | 1 |
Selling household items to booze | 1 |
Effects on those with the problem and those close to them | Number of respondents |
Death | 4 |
HIV/AIDS | 4 |
Separation of couples | 4 |
Poverty | 2 |
Sustaining injuries from fights | 2 |
Inability to pay school fees for children | 2 |
Misunderstandings between couples | 2 |
No peace in the home (hakuna usalama nyumbani) | 2 |
Child neglect | 2 |
Street children | 2 |
Imprisonment | 2 |
Lack of happiness in the home (kukosa furaha kwa nyumba yake) | 1 |
Mistreatment of children | 1 |
Child labour | 1 |
Quarrels (ugonvi) | 1 |
Hatred from neighbours for having sleepless nights | 1 |
Living a promiscuous life | 1 |
Scars on the body | 1 |
Early marriages | 1 |
Children lack parental love | 1 |
Disability | 1 |
What do people currently do to address the problem | Number of respondents |
There are people in the villages who counsel people (pako batu muma village ba kushhulia watu) | 8 |
Reporting to the police | 5 |
Sensitizing communities on domestic violence | 4 |
Praying for the perpetrators in church | 3 |
Report to NGOs | 2 |
Clubs in schools teach children child protection | 1 |
Circulating information and educational materials about domestic violence | 1 |
World vision supplements on food being given to reduce hunger | 1 |
What should be done about the problem if resources were available | Number of respondents |
Government to make strict laws against domestic violence | 4 |
Getting employment | 3 |
Stop bribery (rushwa) at police posts (from offenders) | 3 |
Family counseling (mashauri ya nyumbani) | 2 |
Startup capital for business | 2 |
Making associations that support affected families | 2 |
Imprisoning offenders | 2 |
Get more development projects | 1 |
Teaching children in schools to report domestic violence | 1 |
Giving awards to domestic free homes | 1 |
Closing bars, as they are too many | 1 |