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Violence in the home is a major scourge in the society that needs unique attention to combat. There is a general saying that "a happy mind gives strength to the whole body" which means a happy woman makes a happy home, while a happy home makes a happy society. To this end, violence as a negative condition to the well-being of women is purely devastating to their happiness especially when it occurs within the home. This paper therefore explored survey design method technique in finding out the socio-cultural factors associated with home violence as experienced by women and its effects in Oye Ekiti, a town in Ekiti State of Nigeria. In a convenient sampling technique, data were collected from 200 married women who responded to questionnaire. Hypotheses were tested using chi-square. Results showed that factors such as level of education, religion belief and income were mostly among others not associated with violence in the home, which means there are more underlying factors to look out for. It was therefore recommended that government should incite stricter laws in addressing home violence cases family courts should also be put in place early warning systems to become aware of the consequences of ill-treatment of women at home. Also, religious organization should be more proactive in the teaching of morals towards curbing home violence.

Introduction: Knowledge and attitude of mothers towards the practice of exclusive breast feeding is high, however, in spite of the advantages accrued to its practice, the practice of exclusive breastfeeding is low among breastfeeding mothers. This suggests that knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding does not translate to practice of it. This study examines the practice of exclusive breastfeeding among Yoruba and Hausa ethnic groups in Ile-Ife, South West, Nigeria comparatively. Methods: A structured questionnaire was administered to 400 breastfeeding mothers of Yoruba and Hausa respectively. Focus group discussions were held with both Yoruba and Hausa mothers and in-depth interview with health officials in the Hausa and Yoruba communities. Results: Level of awareness of exclusive breastfeeding was found to be high among both categories of mothers (99.6% of Yoruba and 91-8% of Hausa mothers), the level of practice being higher amidst Yoruba (about 32% than Hausa (26%) mothers. Each of perception of effect of EBF on health of mothers and the effectiveness of EBF in spacing children (X2 =.746, P=0.017) was found to be significant in influencing Hausa mothers' practice of EBF, but not significant for EBF for Yoruba mothers (X2 12.955, P=0.01) but not for Hausa mother. A significant difference was found in the practice of EBF between Yoruba and Hausa mothers (X2 = 56.282, P =0.000). Conclusion: Yoruba and Hausa mothers face significant challenges in a bid to exclusively breastfeed their babies. Efforts should be made to involve other bodies such as government, religious and civil bodies in campaign programs on EBF.