http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-I).39
10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-I).39
Published : Mar 2023
Violence Against Women: A Cross Sectional Study Conducted in Malakand, Pakistan
The term violence against women means any act of gender-based violence that results in psychological, physical, sexual harm, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring both private and public life. Researchers used a quantitative study approach with simple random sampling techniques. Researchers selected sample group 384 women and girls were aged 15-49 years. However, data was collected from 356 women while 28 were refused. The researchers analyzed the data with inferential statistics regression test to draw linear relationship between dependent and independent variables. The results shows that main causes of VAW are; women position, demand of education/employment, lower family caste, demand of health, gender stereotype and political participation. The health consequences are; women attempting suicide, unintended pregnancies, miscarriage, low birth/still birth and women died due to violence. The study concluded that VAW is a serious social issue in the study area and it’s badly affect women. It is recommended that to include lesson related to VAW and bring awareness regarding women rights
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Women, Violence, Causes of VAW, Consequences, Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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(1) Sardar Abbas Rasheed
M.Phil Scholar, Department of Sociology, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Hussain Ali
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP,Pakistan
(3) Zaitoon Bibi
PhD scholar, Department of Sociology, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan
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APA : Rasheed, S. A., Ali, H., & Bibi, Z. (2023). Violence Against Women: A Cross Sectional Study Conducted in Malakand, Pakistan. Global Sociological Review, VIII(I), 397-406. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-I).39
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CHICAGO : Rasheed, Sardar Abbas, Hussain Ali, and Zaitoon Bibi. 2023. "Violence Against Women: A Cross Sectional Study Conducted in Malakand, Pakistan." Global Sociological Review, VIII (I): 397-406 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-I).39
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HARVARD : RASHEED, S. A., ALI, H. & BIBI, Z. 2023. Violence Against Women: A Cross Sectional Study Conducted in Malakand, Pakistan. Global Sociological Review, VIII, 397-406.
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MHRA : Rasheed, Sardar Abbas, Hussain Ali, and Zaitoon Bibi. 2023. "Violence Against Women: A Cross Sectional Study Conducted in Malakand, Pakistan." Global Sociological Review, VIII: 397-406
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MLA : Rasheed, Sardar Abbas, Hussain Ali, and Zaitoon Bibi. "Violence Against Women: A Cross Sectional Study Conducted in Malakand, Pakistan." Global Sociological Review, VIII.I (2023): 397-406 Print.
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OXFORD : Rasheed, Sardar Abbas, Ali, Hussain, and Bibi, Zaitoon (2023), "Violence Against Women: A Cross Sectional Study Conducted in Malakand, Pakistan", Global Sociological Review, VIII (I), 397-406
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TURABIAN : Rasheed, Sardar Abbas, Hussain Ali, and Zaitoon Bibi. "Violence Against Women: A Cross Sectional Study Conducted in Malakand, Pakistan." Global Sociological Review VIII, no. I (2023): 397-406. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-I).39