Anti-Children Domestic Violence and Geo-Proliferation in Iraq in 2020: A Human Geography Study

Abstract

This paper analyzes Iraq-based anti-children domestic violence, where it is taking place, why it is common, what types it has, and at what ages it is found. The paper emphasizes geo-distribution as a key factor in the dominant outbreak of violence against children, along with the other related factors including parents’ conditions, surroundings, education, and career. To do so, a descriptive qualitative research design was followed in the data analysis. The data related were converted into computed frequencies and tabulated percentages. Additionally, geographically distributed cases of anti-children violence were manifested in charts and figures. SPSS software and Pearson coefficient were used to reach percentile findings. The classified violence cases were granted by license and consent of the Iraqi central consensus and information technology, 2020. The paper finds that a remarkable spatial and regional anti-children domestic violence does exist across different Iraqi families as 2764 children were violence-affected in 2020. This figure suggests 19 children out of ten thousand children are likely to be violence victims. As for inter-provincial distribution, Baghdad topped the other provinces (28 cases) while Kirkuk is the lowest in violence reporting (10). In socio-economic surroundings, urban cases hit 60% and rural cases hit 39%. Female children were the most affected by domestic violence (54.1%) and male children were less (45.9%). In ages, 10-14 olds were the highest (53.8%). Physical violence was the highest type (41.0%) than the other violence types.