Abstract
The women are affected by many forms of violence; most often inside the most secure environments i.e. of their own homes. Women are suffering in our societies due to socio-cultural values, misinterpretation of religious teachings, their subordinate status and lack of legal protection. The impacts of domestic violence go beyond the family and affect not only the victims but society as a whole. The basic purpose of this research was to know the views and experience of married women about psycho social impacts and forms of domestic violence on their status. Women crises center of District Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan was the universe of the study. The research sample was comprised of 30 married women. The data were collected through the interviews schedule and questionnaire with the subjects.
Mamoon Khan Khattak, Aamir Khan Bangash, Sabir Michael, Zubaida Khatoon Khattak. (2014) Domestic Violence: Prevalence And Its Psycho-Social Impacts On Women In Pukhtoon Society, Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies, Vol. 9, Issue 1.
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