Trust, Shame and Communication challenges among sexually abused Women: The Case of Women from Association for Women’s Sanctuary and Development (AWSAD)
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2021-12
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine the level of trust, shame and communication
challenges of sexually abused women in the case of Women from the Association for Women‟s
Sanctuary and Development (AWSAD). The study used descriptive research design and the
researcher employed mixed method approach i.e., quantitative and qualitative design. Trust and
shame were measured through Quantitative design whereas communication challenge was
evaluated through qualitatively design. The study area was selected based on availability
sampling because the numbers of victims were very high in AWSAD among any other shelters in
the country. The data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, percentage,
independent sample t-test for the quantitative data using SPSS version 24 and thematic analysis
for qualitative data. The result shows that the majority of sexually abused women have
experienced psychosocial problems (low trust level, moderate shame level and poor
communication with other), because of history of sexual abuse and discrimination by the
community. The independent sample t-test showed that there was statistically significance
difference between married and single women regarding the general and individual trust level of
sexually abused women. Whereas there is no statistically significant difference among married
and single study respondents regarding total shame of sexually abused women. The researcher
has recommended that different parties like non-governmental organizations, health
professionals and youth clubs are expected to show the magnitude of trust, shame and
communication challenges and related issues among sexually abused women with the possible
ways of solving the problems.