Influence of Domestic Violence on Girl-Child Academic Performance of Students in Itesiwaju Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Study examines how domestic violence affects girl-child academic performance among Senior Secondary School girls in Itesiwaju Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria. An ex-post facto design was used. The population covered all senior secondary school students in the area, with 32 respondents selected from 40 schools. Simple random sampling selected schools, while purposive sampling selected respondents, and stratified random sampling supported respondent selection. Data were collected using IDVASSGQ, validated and tested with reliability 0.74. Chi-square at 0.05 significance showed high domestic violence levels and a significant influence on academic performance.

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Introduction

Domestic violence definition and forms

Impact on education and girl-child vulnerability

Study findings and recommendations

Anatolian Journal of Education e-ISSN: 2547-9652 April 2020 ● Vol.5, No.1 [www.e-aje.net](www.e-aje.net)[ ](www.e-aje.net)pp. 119-124 Influence of Domestic Violence on Girl-Child Academic Performance of Students in Itesiwaju Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria Ifeoma P. Okafor Ph.D., Department of Social Sciences Education, University of Ilorin, Nigeria , [ifeomapokafor@gmail.com](ifeomapokafor@gmail.com) Domestic violence is a purposeful use of force or strength on a person within and outside the house which affects the person adversely or the society at large. Therefore, this study examined the influence of domestic violence among Senior Secondary School Girls in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State. Ex-post facto research design was adopted. The population comprised all Senior Secondary School Students ofItesiwaju Local Government Oyo State while the target population was 1,280 of which 32 respondents were chosen from the 40 Senior Secondary Schools used for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the schools while purposive sampling technique was used to select the respondents Stratified random sampling technique was used to select the respondents. Questionnaire on the Influence of Domestic Violence among Senior Secondary School Girls (IDVASSGQ) was used to gather information from the respondents. The instrument was subjected to validation and test re-test reliability of 0.74 was realized. Chi square was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that the level of domestic violence on girl-child among secondary school students in Itesiwaju Local Government Area, Oyo State was high. Findings further revealed that there was a significant influence of domestic violence on girl-child academic performance. Based on the findings, it was recommended that there should be awareness on dangers of violence on girl-child generally. This will educate, sensitise and eradicate all especially the girl-child on the dangers of violence. This will assist students to cope with the social vices associated with the violence especially the girl-child. The society at large should take responsibility of reporting the suspected abuser to the child protection agency or police; this would reduce the rate of violence. Strict laws should be formulated to protect female children generally from domestic violence. Keywords: domestic, violence, girl-child, academic performance, domestic violence INTRODUCTION Domestic violence in most cases happens at home and it can be seen as an act of inflicting assault to an intimate relation or a group or community that its outcome is injury, death, physical harm and deprivation. It can also be in form of threat or intimidation. The person may be a boy or a girl. It can equally affect the person’s education especially the girl-child. Domestic violence does not recognize gender, culture, religion, age, education, social status or ethnicity. It can happen to anybody and can come in any form such as physical abuse, rape, child marriage, denial of women to work, or right to own property, right to choose her husband, access to education, girl-child trafficking , using girl-child as commercial sex worker, verbal assault, emotional abuse, spouse battering, sexual abuse, dowry related violence, marital rape, incest, female genital mutilation, social neglect, psychological trauma and various traditional practices harmful to any member of the family. Citation: Okafor, I. P. (2020) . Influence of Domestic Violence on Girl-Child Academic Performance of Students in Itesiwaju Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria. Anatolian Journal of Education, 5(1), 119-124. [https://doi.org/10.29333/aje.2020.5111a](https://doi.org/10.29333/aje.2020.5111a) 120 Influence of Domestic Violence on Girl-Child Academic … Domestic violence has been outlined by Amnesty International as most violent attacks on an individual or group of people or women. It

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What was the purpose of the study?

To examine the influence of domestic violence on girl-child academic performance among Senior Secondary School girls in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State.

What research design and sampling methods were used?

An ex-post facto research design was adopted. Schools were selected using simple random sampling, while respondents were selected using purposive sampling, with stratified random sampling used as part of respondent selection.

How were data collected and analyzed?

Data were gathered using the IDVASSGQ questionnaire. The instrument underwent validation and test re-test reliability (0.74). Chi-square tested the hypothesis at the 0.05 level of significance.

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