COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE ON WOMEN IN RURAL AND URBAN AREA OF MUZAFFARABAD, AJK

The domestic violence has been predominant in the world and especially in Pakistan it is converging. In the patriarchal society, the domestic violence accumulated while the conditions of Pakistani women have been same as of their counterparts. The research is about the comparative study of physical violence on women in the rural and urban area of Muzaffarabad (Azad Jammu & Kashmir). Method: A sample size of 600 was taken, 300 each from rural and urban area on house hold level by using non-probability, convenient sampling technique. Married women of age 15-61 and above were interviewed through a well-structured quantitative questionnaire. Statistical Analysis: SPSS version 13.00 was used for the analysis of data and Chi-Square test was applied to check the association between the variables. Results: The violence was found as follows: Slapping of partner (16.3% in urban area and 9.4% in rural area). Kick the partner: (urban area 6.7% & 5% in rural area). Throwing objects at partner: (3% in urban area and 2.4% in rural area. Grabbing hairs: (urban area 7.7% and rural area 5%). Literacy rate of women: (79.3% in urban area and 54% in rural area). Literacy rate of husband: (69.3% in rural area and 89.3% in urban area). The education of in-laws: (51.3% in rural area & 85% in urban area). The higher ratio was found in group (having 1-2 children) 29.3% for rural area and in group (3-4) for urban area 41.7%. Conclusion: The Physical violence was found more rampant in urban areas rather than rural areas of Muzaffarabad while educated people were found less violent towards their spouses as compared to those people having less educational level.