DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RISK AT KHWAO SUBDISTRICT, MUEANG DISTRICT, MAHASARAKHAM PROVINCE

Abstract

This research paper was done with the purposes of 1. To study the sample group’s personal characteristics, 2. To study the violence risk level in family 3. To studyi domestic violence risk level comparatively between the differences of people’s characteristics and domestic violence situation at Khwao Subdistrict, Mueang District, Mahasarakham Province. This quantitative research used descriptive way with the population of 105 people used structural questionnaire conducted by interviewing and data were analyzed using frequency, percentage. s.d., Independent t-test and One-way Anova.

The research was found that most of the samples were female 90.50 percent, age range 51-59 years, 49.50 percent, first married life, age 20-30 years 59.0 percent, Marital status, 92.38 percent, used a partner once 92.38 percent, Education level was lower than secondary level, 60.95%, Working as agriculturist, 80.00 percent, Earning less than 5,000 baht, 64.76 percent. Using LINE application, 73.33 percent. With and without marriage certificate were at the same number. The domestic violence risk level was low at 1.90 (0.58). The characteristics of people who risked committing domestic violence had (P Value < 0.05) were age range and economic status, education and social status and economics, marital status and economics, marital status and social status and having marital license and economics.