Community attitudes and perceptions towards emotional violence against children. A Case of Nangabo sub-county, Wakiso district
Abstract
This research study was undertaken to find out the community attitudes and perceptions
towards emotional violence against children in Nangabo sub-county. This was to address
the gap in literature concerning emotional violence since previous studies have
predominantly focused on physical and sexual violence against children. The study sought
to find out the perceived prevalence of emotional violence, community members’
perceptions about emotional violence, community reactions towards emotional violence
against children and the factors that influence the levels of reporting emotional violence.
A mixed methods descriptive and exploratory study design was employed. Cluster sampling
was used to obtain a quantitative sample of 65 respondents while quota and expert
sampling designs were used to generate the qualitative sample. The data was obtained
using 65 questionnaires administered to primary respondents and 20 interviews (15 in- depth
interviews and 5 key informant interviews) were carried out with the secondary
respondents.
STATA version 15 and thematic analysis were used to analyze the quantitative and
qualitative data respectively. The analysis of the responses showed that there are negative
attitudes and perceptions towards emotional violence against children to a large extent.
Emotional violence against children is highly prevalent in Nangabo sub-county and it is
perceived as a norm.