Male-Kayongo and Onyango (1984) recognized the need to conduct complete studies in the areas of divorce, abuse and homicide by spouses as well as family issues which end up in court, and although many researches have been undertaken in Kenya in the area of domestic violence, no specific study has focused on establishing the socio-demographic characteristics of spouse abuse victims in Nairobi City County. This makes it difficult to design effective interventions in addressing spouse abuse. This article presents the results of a study that sought to establish the various demographic characteristics that help in understanding the status of spouse abuse in Nairobi City County.
The findings can assist in the development of policies and programmes to address the problem. The socio-demographic data of the respondents is presented under age, gender, level of education, type of marriage, marital status, number of children, employment status, level of income, region of origin, religion and duration of stay in the County.
Spouse abuse cuts across age, gender, level of education, employment status, levels of income, ethnic and regional backgrounds as well as religion. Spouse abuse is therefore a national concern in Kenya. This is consistent with the findings of Tonia and Hammel (2015 ) that spouse abuse is a global problem that cuts across age, gender and other variables.
Read the full blog by Dr. Scholastica Omondi on our Research and Innovation Blog, https://uonresearch.org/blog/the-socio-demographic-data-of-spouse-abuse-victims-in-nairobi-city-county/
