TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sanu,Marian Magdalene
AU  - Akbay,Gökhan
TI  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN SIERRA  LEONE/ WESTERN REGION
PY  - 2023///
KW  - Family violence
KW  - Dissertations, Academic
N1  - Thesis (MSC) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Social Work Department; Includes bibliography (sheets 61-66)
N2  - ABSTRACT
This thesis examines domestic violence against women in the Western Region of 
Sierra Leone. The prevalence of domestic violence and the effects of physical and 
sexual violence against women are used as dependent variables. A questionnaire is 
used to collect data from 399 respondents in the western region of Sierra Leone, aged 
20 to 44. Percentage and frequency are used to analyze the demographic and 
prevalence data, while frequency and mean are used to analyze the effects of physical 
and sexual abuse against women in the western region of Sierra Leone. Linear 
regression analysis is utilized to test the null hypotheses. The findings reveal that 
physical and sexual violence against women is highly evident in the Western Region 
of Sierra Leone. Physical violence most times affects the well-being of women, and 
while sexual abuse sometimes affects the health of women. Lastly, the null hypotheses 
were all rejected, indicating that, there is a strong relationship between the physical 
and sexual violence and the well-being of women in the Western Region of Sierra 
Leone. Increased effort is needed from (government, NGOs, social workers, victims, 
perpetrators, family members, religious leaders and the community) to eradicate or 
mitigate the prevalence and effects of domestic violence against women in the Western 
Region of Sierra Leone and beyond.
Keywords: Domestic Violence, Effects, Frequency, Prevalence, Physical, Sexual, 
Western Region.
ER  -