INFLUENCE OF DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AMONG KWARA STATE MARRIED CIVIL SERVANTS IN ILORIN, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of demographic factors on Domestic Violence among Kwara State Married Civil Servants, Ilorin, Nigeria. The population of the study was 36,048 Civil Servants in Kwara State. The sample size was 384 participants using Sloving method of population size determination. Randomization and purposive sampling techniques were used to select respondents and 20 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies in Ilorin, Nigeria respectively. The Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS-2), a 39 items instrument was adopted to elicit relevant information from respondents. The scale has a reliability of cronbach alpha = 0.95. Results showed a significant difference in Domestic Violence experiences among Kwara State Married Civil Servants in Ilorin, Nigeria based on Age, Gender, Religion, Economic Status and Level of educational attainment. Specifically, older participants reported higher level of Domestic Violence (t cal. = 10.25, p Value = < 0.05). Also, Male respondents reported higher level of Domestic Violence (15.76, P< 0.05). Similarly, participants with high Economic Status reported higher level of Domestic Violence (t cal. = 15.6, p < 0.05) furthermore, participants with higher level of educational attainment also reported higher level of Domestic Violence. Significant differences were also found in the level of Domestic Violence experiences among participants based on Religion (p < 0.05). Based on the findings, it was recommended that Policy makers and other relevant agencies of Government develop a Demographic - sensitive interventions to address Domestic Violence among Kwara State Married Civil Servants.