The impact of domestic violence on the performance and school participation of pupils within Tororo county, Osukuru sub county, Tororo district, Uganda.

Abstract

Domestic violence is a paradox because it occurs in the family, a place where people are expected to maintain intimacy and experience greater emotional support in their relationships. It is ironical therefore; this very supportive social unit is also the arena where violence is experienced especially in urban slums with untold suffering to the partners involved and also on their children. Children who witness violence between their parents faced increased risk for such emotional and behavioral problems as anxiety, depression, poor academic performance, low self-esteem, disobedience, nightmares and physical health complaints all of which may be associated with academic performance and school participation The research study was purposed to explore domestic violence and establishes its impact on academic performance and school participations of pupils in Tororo County, Tororo District, and with the objectives to establish the various forms of domestic violence on pupils ‘attendance, class participation and academic performance in Primary schools in Tororo County, Tororo District, and identify strategies to reduce domestic violence in the targeted communities. The study used disproportionate stratified random sampling in order to integrate all the different strata related to the study in the sample size. The target population comprised of about 58 households from which 50 households were sampled using simple random sampling technique. The study used a number of data collection instruments that is Household Questionnaire, key informant interview, Focus Group Discussion, Observation and Pupil School Participation Profile. (PSPP). Upon the completion of data collection using the designed research instruments, the questionnaires were gathered in one place, coded, edited, tallied and entered into the EPI software program for easy analysis and tabulation/graphic representation. The summarized information as per the objectives were subjected to frequency and then converted into percentages or degrees. This made the data presentation in the subsequent chapter to be done with ease.