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•	physical violence such as battering, being scarred, burning, suffering fractures and stab wounds;
•	psychological/emotional violence including being sworn at, yelled at, mocked, and called names;
•	economic violence revealed by money being withheld;
•	social violence including isolation, not being allowed to visit or be visited;
•	sexual violence such as rape and unprotected sex.
Community information and education programmes regarding the nature and unacceptability of domestic violence should be developed. Such programmes should address cultural aspects of behaviour that uphold male aggression,
 
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   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="description" qualifier="abstract">The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the domestic violence experiences of women in the Vhembe district. The research design was qualitative, descriptive and exploratory. The study population included all women who experienced domestic violence in the Vhembe district of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Purposive sampling was used to obtain a sample of 12 women who were abused by their husbands and admitted to unit A in a particular hospital.

Participation in this study was voluntary. Anonymity and confidentiality were maintained by using code numbers on participants&amp;apos; responses. Participants&amp;apos; responses were tape-recorded and then transcribed verbatim. The research question used read as follows: Share with me your lived experience of domestic violence. In-depth individual interviews were used to collect data from the participants. Data analysis was carried out using an open-coding method consisting of eight steps provided by Tesch. The findings of the study revealed that the following categories appeared to be most frequently experienced by participants:
•	physical violence such as battering, being scarred, burning, suffering fractures and stab wounds;
•	psychological/emotional violence including being sworn at, yelled at, mocked, and called names;
•	economic violence revealed by money being withheld;
•	social violence including isolation, not being allowed to visit or be visited;
•	sexual violence such as rape and unprotected sex.
Community information and education programmes regarding the nature and unacceptability of domestic violence should be developed. Such programmes should address cultural aspects of behaviour that uphold male aggression,
 
beating and abuse of women as acceptable. Women need to be empowered through education, employment opportunities, legal literacy, and right to inheritance.

In conclusion, the findings of the study provided valuable information on the domestic violence experiences of women in the Vhembe district.</dim:field>
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