Prevalence of Domestic Violence against Women in Nyanya, Federal Capital Territory, Abuj

The study was carried out to assess the prevalence and evaluate the attitude and practice of domestic violence against women living in Nyanya, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Two hundred and forty five questionnaires were used in this study. Simple random sampling method was used in this study; records were also obtained from the Department of Social and Welfare, Abuja, for the years 2005 to 2015 to check prevalence. SPSS version 21 was used to analyze the data obtained. The instrument was reliable at Cronbach’s alpha value, α = 0.92. Descriptive statistics (mean, percentages, frequencies) was used to answer the research questions. Among the age group sampled, women between the age of 21- 30years of age experienced domestic violence most in Nyanya community In all for the space of 11 years (2005 to 2015) only 159 cases of domestic violence was reported, and documented. Dwindling love relationship was the major reason of domestic violence and next to it was traditional practices and nagging on the part of the women. Domestic violence is not prevalent in Nyanya, however the incidence of it cannot be ignored. Therefore, Governmental, non-governmental, religious and other organizations as well as family members should endeavor to put this ugly incidence to end in our societies.