Physical domestic violence has been significant issues
for centuries in all countries. Women’s rights are violated in
myriad ways in the private sphere these include, the continued
practice of harmful cultural practices and other forms of physical
domestic violence.
The aim of this paper: The aim of the research was to
analyze the causes of physical domestic violence against women
in Huye district of Rwanda.
Hypothesis: This research has tested the relationship
between types and the causes of physical domestic violence.
Materials and methods: Data were collected using android
mobile phone with application of KoBo collect as the best
quicker tool superior to paper based. A number of 120
respondents were selected proceeding snowball technique from
two sectors of Huye district sampled by multistage sampling
procedure with two stages, this method was employed due to it
reduces cost and lessen the impossibility of getting list of
respondents units.
Results: Findings revealed a positive relationship between
types and causes of physical domestic violence and drunkenness
heads the list of those causes where slapping is a frequent abused
led by drunkenness and it was advocated to sensitize human
rights, to make dialogue with partners, to control alcohol and
drug use and fixing serious punishment as measures to eliminate
physical domestic violence against women.
Conclusion: In nutshell, as findings pointed out that types
of physical domestic violence vary positively with causes where
drunkenness is the most cause of physical domestic violence
against women mainly slapping them.
The research suggested that dialogue, sensitization of
human rights, controlling consumption of alcohol and drugs’ use
and fixing punishment should be the essential weapons to curb
physical domestic violence against women.