Minaye, Abebaw(PhDLalle, Fuad2022-06-142023-11-182022-06-142023-11-182021-12http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/32003The 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.enThesis