GBV Effect on Individual and Community

The physical effects of GBV include:
• Bruises
• Broken bones and teeth
• Rope or strap marks
• STI’s, HIV, AIDs
• Bald spots where your hair has been pulled out
• Burn marks from cigarettes, irons or hot water
• Unwanted pregnancies
• Death

Effects of GBV: PHYSICAL

INDIVIDUAL

The emotional effects of GBV:
• Fear of the other person
• Depression
• Fear for your personal safety
• Anger towards the abuser and yourself
• Feelings of guilt because you think you may be

responsible for the abuse.

• Afraid to trust other people
• Absolute feelings of hopelessness and

helplessness

INDIVIDUAL

Effects of GBV: EMOTIONAL

The psychological effects of GBV:
• Increased likelihood of substance abuse
• Suicidal thoughts and actions like “cutting”
• PTSD- post traumatic stress disorder
• Persistent nightmares in children
• Increased anxiety

Effects of GBV: PSYCHOLOGICAL

INDIVIDUAL

While women are usually
the immediate victims of
gender violence, the
consequences of gender
violence extend beyond
the victim to the society as
a whole.

FAMILY

Increase in social ills:
• Children suffer emotional damage when

they watch their mother and sisters abused.

• Two parent homes breakup and children are

torn between parents.

• In the broken home, the new female head

struggles against increased poverty and
social repercussions.

• Teenagers act out of distress and bully

others.

• Academics suffer under the pressures from

the home environment.

SOCIAL ILLS

Increase in social ills:

� Strains education
� Slows community progress
� Poverty
� Unemployment
� Inequality
� Women’s economic dependency
� Alcohol abuse

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