An investigation into the status of Violence against women and children with reference to Nuapada District, Odisha

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Khushbu Parwin

Violence against women,child marriage, emotional abuse, gender discrimination

Introduction: Nuapada district is one of the western located district in Odisha having a population of 6,10,382 as per 2011 census. The literacy rate is 53.5% whereas the rate of women with 10 or more year of schooling is 27.3% according to The National Family Health Survey 2019-21 (NFHS-5).Literacy rate and education are both indicators and instruments of socio economic development. Method: A two stage survey was developed between the rural and urban area people of Nuapada district (Odisha).The response rate was 54 percent. Additional data were researched by means of follow up interviews and analysis of previous data programs generally served both males and females in approximately equal numbers. The present status of women and children are analysed in terms of sex ratio literacy rate,work participation rate marriage history, current husband/partner's classification, power/control and emotional abuse by current spouse/partner etc. Results: The research finding shows that the roots of violence against women and arelocated in various points like unequal balance of powers between man and women, child marriage ,lack of support from family, non-availability of alternatives in terms of physical, econamic and social rehabilitation. The result demonstrated that there are still 45.5% women are facing emotional abuse by their partners. The total number of child marriage is 24 in terms of numbers as per the reports receiverd from district (Point 8 Form I under rule 3[2] of the odisha rule). Though prevalence data on violence against women remain a challenge in Nuapada District. There is a significant evidence of intimate partner violence commonly experienced by women. To prevent this issue in present scenario, the cause, consequences, law enforcement , respect of women and children for their rights , frequent legal awareness programme related to violence and its consequences to be conducted in such areas, legal counseling facilities for violence affected women and children to be provided by the government and other information and solutions are analyzed in the paper. Key words: Violence against women, Child Marriage, Emotional abuse, Gender Discrimination.

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Khushbu Parwin (August-2024). An investigation into the status of Violence against women and children with reference to Nuapada District, Odisha . INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 9(8), a890-a897. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2408081.pdf

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Country: Nuapada , Odisha , India

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