Relationship between Substance Abuse and Sexual Violence among Women in Informal Urban Settlements in Nairobi City County, Kenya
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Date
2024-05
Authors
Sitati, Vivian
Kipnusu, Robert C.
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EANSO
Abstract
Sexual assault is against the law in Kenya. Yet many people, particularly women
and girls, continue to experience Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV)
without receiving much assistance, suggesting that the regulations in place are
ineffective. Drug and substance abuse has also become prevalent, especially
among persons living within informal urban settings. This with the attendant rise
in cases of domestic and SGBV means that there is a growing need for a deeper
understanding of the nexus between drug abuse and sexual violence against
women, and in particular, within Nairobi's informal urban settlements. Many
women in Kenya have experienced sexual or physical assault. The research
sought to determine the relationship between substance abuse and sexual violence
among women in Nairobi City County's informal urban settlements; The Social
Learning Theory guided this research adopting a correlation study design with a
target population of 139 women in the groups who have experienced GBV and
SGBV. Using stratified selection and proportional sampling approaches, the
Yamane formula was utilized to calculate the sample size of 106 respondents.
Information was gathered through questionnaires. Descriptive statistics as well as
inferential statistics like Pearson moment correlation and chi-square analysis,
were used to analyse the data. From the study, it was indicated that both substance
abuse and sexual violence have tremendous negative consequences on the health,
socioeconomic, emotional, and psychological disposition of a person. The study
also demonstrated the rise in drug and substance abuse led to an increase in cases
of sexual violence. This shows that efforts to combat drug use and substance
abuse have not been successful. Therefore, the study suggests that the government
develop more potent methods of combating drug use and substance abuse.
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Keywords
Drug, Drug Abuse, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence