Women all over the world face different challenges when it comes to domestic violence within their home. Some women are violated against their own will by their husbands, fathers, brothers, and in some cases even their own mothers. The problem here, is that they are all afraid to speak up because of the consequences that can be brought up. Some of these domestic violence issues lead to various issues that we have here in Houston alone. A company that I used to work with is involved with an organization called Mary Hawc which stands Houston Area Women’s Center. This center works mainly with women and children who have been involved in sexual and domestic violence. Many of us aren’t aware of the many issues that surround women and children
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This next consisted of studying women who were still in their reproductive stages, which were between the ages of 15-49. This study was also conducted in Eastern Sudan. The interesting thing about conducting the study in Sudan, I believe brings light into issues that pertains to domestic violence. In Sudan, women tend to marry into money, or in many cases they are forced into a marriage by their own family so that the family can move up in power. With this being said, this study consisted of ten medical students conducting questionnaires and interviews to the women. The interesting thing about this study, was that this study was conducted within a community, so the women within the study knew each other already. They all knew what they were going through but as stated before, they were afraid to speak up. From the 1009 women that were interviewed and questioned 33.5% stated that they were experiencing domestic violence at the moment, and 53% said that they had at one time experienced some sort of physical violence. This study was able to find that the majority of the issues concerning domestic violence fell intensely with many men having issues concerning the husband’s education, the polygamous marriages, and the amount of alcohol consumption done by the husband. These three categories are what lead heavily to the physical abuse of the women. Compared to the studies that have been done within the United States, you can almost see the similarities between the two nations. In the U.S alone, the majority of the cases that deal with domestic abuse, are more than often lead by
This next consisted of studying women who were still in their reproductive stages, which were between the ages of 15-49. This study was also conducted in Eastern Sudan. The interesting thing about conducting the study in Sudan, I believe brings light into issues that pertains to domestic violence. In Sudan, women tend to marry into money, or in many cases they are forced into a marriage by their own family so that the family can move up in power. With this being said, this study consisted of ten medical students conducting questionnaires and interviews to the women. The interesting thing about this study, was that this study was conducted within a community, so the women within the study knew each other already. They all knew what they were going through but as stated before, they were afraid to speak up. From the 1009 women that were interviewed and questioned 33.5% stated that they were experiencing domestic violence at the moment, and 53% said that they had at one time experienced some sort of physical violence. This study was able to find that the majority of the issues concerning domestic violence fell intensely with many men having issues concerning the husband’s education, the polygamous marriages, and the amount of alcohol consumption done by the husband. These three categories are what lead heavily to the physical abuse of the women. Compared to the studies that have been done within the United States, you can almost see the similarities between the two nations. In the U.S alone, the majority of the cases that deal with domestic abuse, are more than often lead by