recently shared the same residence were in a domestic relationship. 4. 80.0% of the respondents stated that they were aware of protective provision in the law. 5. More women (54.6%) were aware of the right to claim a protection order as opposed to (25.0%) of male respondents. 6. 44.3% of the migrant workers were aware that they could seek a protection order in cases of domestic violence. 7. Majority (80.0%) of people said that they knew where to lodge complaints for domestic violence. 8. More than half (58.1%) of the respondents named Maldives Police Service as the institution where they can file a domestic violence complaint, while less than a third identified the Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Services as the institution to report cases of domestic violence. 9. 56.7% of migrant workers were aware of institution(s) to which they could report a domestic violence allegation. 10. Over a third (34.7%) of the respondents were disappointed with the performance of these institutions, while 29.3% said they were happy. 11. 17.6% said they were satisfied with the institutions handling domestic violence cases. 12. 39.8% of the respondents from the urban regions were less happy with the performance of state intuitions pertaining to domestic violence, while 31.3% of respondents from outer islands were happy with the performance of the institutions. 13. Majority of the respondents identified substance abuse (21.0%) as the most influential factor responsible for domestic violence. Financial difficulties (13.8%), inability to hold perpetrators accountable (13.8%), lack of education (12.3%) and lack of adequate housing (13.3%) were other factors that respondents said were the root causes. 14. 19.0% of respondents reported knowing a survivor of domestic violence. Women (26.7%) are more likely to know a survivor. 15. A very high non-response rate (71.3%) was observed for questions related to perpetrators. Most respondents to this question said survivors suffered domestic abuse by the spouse or the former spouse. Most female respondents stated that they suffered domestic violence from their husbands while in the case of male respondents, a former lover was the most commonly reported perpetrator. 16. Most women responded that their husbands were the perpetrators of domestic violence, while most men reported having suffered abuse from previous partners. 17. From those who reported physical abuse most respondents said they were subjected to the violence by their husbands (13.6%) and in-laws (11.1%). 18. Most survivors related that the most recent type of abuse they suffered was physical abuse (39.0%) and the second most common response as verbal abuse (20.3%). 19. More women reported having suffered physical abuse (47.4%) compared to men. 10