An Exploratory Study on the Contexts of Domestic
ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON THE CONTEXTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN GONDAR TOWN, NORTHWEST ETHIOPIA
BY TEGBAR YIGZAW (MD)
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES OF ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
JULY 2005 ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to thank my advisors Dr Negussie Deyessa and Ato Mirgissa Kabba for their valuable comments and thoughtful suggestions. I am especially grateful to Professor Yemane Berhane for his relentless commitment to help from inception through to finalization of the paper. I have learnt from him what a mentor should be like. I am indebted to my home institution, University of Gondar. I was able to conduct nearly all sessions on the University Campus (GCMHS Campus) and benefited from other supports I asked for. I must also extend my compliments to the Zonal Administration, Patriots Association, Women’s Affair Office, District Police and other government agencies in Gondar town. No words can express my gratitude to the study participants who generously shared their thoughts and feelings despite other commitments and possible risks. I must also credit the cooperation of recruiters in locating study subjects. Last but not least I would like to thank Actionaid Ethiopia Northern Regional Office for financing the study and Ato Wubshet from Actionaid for making the process easy.
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AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON THE CONTEXTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN GONDAR TOWN, NORTHWEST ETHIOPIA
BY TEGBAR YIGZAW (MD)
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES OF ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
JULY 2005 ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to thank my advisors Dr Negussie Deyessa and Ato Mirgissa Kabba for their valuable comments and thoughtful suggestions. I am especially grateful to Professor Yemane Berhane for his relentless commitment to help from inception through to finalization of the paper. I have learnt from him what a mentor should be like. I am indebted to my home institution, University of Gondar. I was able to conduct nearly all sessions on the University Campus (GCMHS Campus) and benefited from other supports I asked for. I must also extend my compliments to the Zonal Administration, Patriots Association, Women’s Affair Office, District Police and other government agencies in Gondar town. No words can express my gratitude to the study participants who generously shared their thoughts and feelings despite other commitments and possible risks. I must also credit the cooperation of recruiters in locating study subjects. Last but not least I would like to thank Actionaid Ethiopia Northern Regional Office for financing the study and Ato Wubshet from Actionaid for making the process easy.
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