Paper short abstract:

This paper if focusing on the harmful social conditions, practices and norms that influence risks of domestic violence, implementing socio-ecological model, using mixed data from 1999 to 2022. The findings show that financial independency, education and employment have impact on domestic violence.

Paper long abstract:

Aim. This paper if focusing on the harmful social conditions, practices and norms that influence risks of domestic violence. This paper aimed to fill up the existing gaps in multi-sectoral violence prevention literature. Nowadays, due to COVID19, situation in the region families encounter more socio-economical issues, particularly for migration-related households. As it is known, socio-economical issues of the family have significant impact on domestic violence. Risks of domestic violence for women living in rural areas are higher comparing with urban area.

Method. The paper is based on socio-ecological model suggested by international scholars and organizations, like UN Women etc. Social-Ecological model has four level – Individual, Relationship, Community and Societal. On each level it studies factors of domestic violence.

Data. The paper is based on data on domestic violence that was collected the nation-wide WHO 1999 Pilot

Survey (WHO 2000), two surveys collected by PDV in 2009 and 2011, and the data that are being collected. The 2022 data will be the main base for the research. We are collecting data based on sampling plan of 30 Focus-group discussions, 30 Interviews and participant observations.

The structure of the data and sampling plan allows to achieving the goals of the research.

Initial findings. Initial results show that there are many factors affecting domestic violence on different socio-ecological levels. Patterns of domestic violence are different for urban and rural. Financial independency, education level and employment state of the women have significant impact on domestic violence.