UACE General paper topics – Domstic violence

Domestic violence in Uganda

Domestic violence posses the biggest consern in my community. Domestic violence is a situation where one or more members of the family inflict pain on the rest. Or domestic violence are abusive behaviors in which one individual of a family gains power over another individual(s). Domestic violence take a physical form such beating and use of sharp objects or a psychological form of abuses, avoiding or denying individual’s obligation such as providing food,  education requirements, sex to a partner and so on. These forms of violence emanate  from differences in familly backgrouds, porverty, catestrophe such Covid 19 and other social anxieties.  some of the cause of domestic violence include;

In my community porvety  key cause of porvert in my community (note that the point is stated in full sentence).  When some one or husband is is poor, he is unable to afford requirements need for his homestead and this lead to conflicts  with family members expecially the spouse who may deny the husband sex and then marital rape (eloration of the point). Denying a spouse sex is a major cause of fight in the families in our community (illustration of the point)

Cause of domestic violence    in Uganda             

Taking alcohol and drugs contributes to domestic violence because most drunk person and people whose drugs cannot control their behaviours and are most likely to abuse their spouses. This is very common with people who drink alcohols or smoke the herbs suchas marijuana.

Traditions and believes may contribute to domestic violence. In most traditions men are taken to be supperior to wemen and such men feel that they have a right to control women. For example in Kiganda traditions women must serve men while knelling down and a woman who refuses ends up with a slap. In some tribes women being beated by a husband is believed to be a sign of love.

Mental illness is another cause of domestic violence in ny community. Mentally ill people with mania and other  illness are highly aggressive which may be extended to their family. Mental illness was estimated to be about 23% of the population in 2023.

Differences in political in affiliation another cause of domestic violence in my community. In an under develop country like Uganda supporting a different political party is taken as a crimes on the national and personal level. Conseuently spouses showing support to different politcal parties expecially during campaign season has resulted into domestic violence. Because women usually support the NRM currently in power and has emanicipated them while men vote for change.

Early and forces marriages have led to domestic violence in my comminity.  Early marriage cause domestic violence because the spouses are not mature and not prepared for the marriages. In most cases partners in early marriage lack means of income and living in deprivation may spark stituation of domestic violence since distress and stress lead to loss of libido.  Likewise  force marriage leads to repulsiveness  of one of spouse culminating into domestic violence

Difference in the religious belifs of the spouse  has led to demostic violence in my community. For instance non moslems may fail to comre to term the frequent prayers the moslems undertake in a day their  behaviour of keeping the toilets wet all the time. Similarly non saved may fail to tolerate  their noisy prayers through out the night. These  differences may lead to domestic violence such as abuses and complaints.

Low academic achievement may lead to domestic violence because poor academic achievers most of the time have low self esteem and sometime assert themselves through violence which may be extended to their family members.

Aggressive personality. Some individuals are simply aggressive in nature probably due to their previous history of being abused. Previous victims of domestic violence often become abuser themselves.

Effects of domestic violence in Uganda

The effects of domestic violence include  breakage of marriages and lack of support to the childrens. Usually children detoriorate in their academic perfomances and lose trust from their parents.

Demestic violence in my community has led to increased school drop-outs because the children in the family experiencing domestic violence feel isolate and lose motivativation for schooling

Domestic violence in my community has led to increased number of street children. These are running away from home to look for food and other necessities because domestic violence often lead to the failure of the father to provide for the family.

Physical abuse may cause disability such as loss of sight, broken legs and arms and sometime death

Domestic violence in mu comminity has led loss of trust among married couples; depression and lack of emotional support for each other.

In conclusion domestic violence has no positve gain and every one in a family should  endeavor to avoid it at all costs.

Solutions to avert domestic violence in Uganda

• Promotion of family values to protect the childrens from acquiring violent traights
• Civil and political education expecially during voting periods
• Early diagnosis and treatment of mental illness
• Report tha abuse and seek for arbitration
• Discourage alcoholism through peer grougs
• Minimize radicalism in religions
• Public awareness and debates against domestic violence
• Government should invest in education and also employment opportunites for itscitzens.
• Take a stand. If you witness any form of violence or abuse, stand up, step in, or shout out that the offender is actually the uncool one, and the violence has to stop.

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Thanks Dr. Bbosa Science