Incidence of sociocultural factors in family violence against women in a temporary shelter home in Peru

Abstract

The present article aimed to determine the incidence of sociocultural factors in women who are victims of domestic violence. It was studied using the hypothetical-deductive method, a descriptive causal research approach, and employing a non-experimental cross-sectional design. The studied population consisted of 50 women from the temporary shelter in Cusco (Peru). The data collection instrument used was a questionnaire designed and validated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data processing was conducted using Stata17 and SPSS, employing an econometric model of multiple linear regression with ordinary least squares. The main results obtained indicate that sociocultural factors significantly impact domestic violence. This is evidenced by the joint F-statistic with an acceptable high value of 0.77%, considerably removed from the range of 0 and 1, with a negligible error probability of 0.0%. This demonstrates that the model effectively fits the analysis of dependent variables. Regarding the R-squared value, it illustrates that sociocultural factors account for 76% of the occurrence of domestic violence. In terms of the individual analysis of independent variables, it is apparent that cultural factors contribute to explaining 51.8% of domestic violence, while a smaller percentage of 18.8% is attributed to social factors.