Male Partner's Awareness in the Implementation of Violence Against Women in Guimaras

Abstract

Violence Against Women (VAW) appears as one of the country’s pervasive social problems. According to the 2008 National Demographic and Health Survey conducted by the National Statistics Office, one in five Filipino women age 15-48 had experienced physical violence since age 15. It is indeed alarming that despite efforts to address the concern, Violence Against Women (VAW) persists. This study was conducted to determine the level of awareness of male partners in the implementation of Anti Violence Against Women. A descriptive research design was employed in this study. Participants size is 350 male partners determined through stratified random sampling of the married and live-in partner in the province of Guimaras. A researcher made questionnaire was utilized in this study which consists of personal profile and awareness on the implementation of violence against women. The statistical tools used were frequency count, percentage and T-test. Respondents were mostly classified as young adult having ages 18-35 years old, majority were high school graduates. Majority was high school graduates, catholic, married and have permanent job. As a whole respondent has were very aware which implies that implementation of violence against women was widely disseminated throughout the five (5) municipalities of the Province of Guimaras. The level of awareness in the implementation of violence against women among the respondents were dependent in the civil status of the male partners, separated partners were noted to have highest mean which may indicate that violence against women could be the reason of separation.