This study assessed the impact of domestic violence on academic performance among secondary school students in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The study employed survey research design. The study population consisted of 26,248 students of public secondary in the Karu LGA of Nasrawa State. Using a random sampling technique, 300 students were selected for the study. A self-constructed questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire drawn for this was subjected to face and content by research, measurement and evaluation experts, and their comments and observations led to the refinement of the instrument for precision. A validity index of 0.92 was obtained. Through pilot testing, a reliability coefficient of 0.78 was established. Descriptive statistics of mean and deviation were used to answer research questions, while the null hypotheses were tested using chi-square statistic at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that physical, social, and psychological violence has a significant impact on secondary school students’ academic performance. It was recommended that students should be continually motivated with their educational pursuit and forget about domestic violence. Orientation services should be made available to expose students to the consequences of physical violence. Parents should also be counseled not to subject their children to domestic and psychological violence. Sociologists can also be of assistance to victims of domestic violence by adjusting them to interact freely and participate in every school function.
Affi et al. (Mon,) studied this question.