GBV can impact the health of women and girls both directly, resulting in physical injury and poor mental health, as well as indirectly, by reducing women’s health-seeking behaviors and leading to negative coping mechanisms. The links between GBV and HIV are well established, with GBV increasing the risk of HIV transmission. Researchers have identified multiple pathways of transmission related to specific types of GBV, including sexual violence, harmful traditional practices and child marriage, and in some cases have been able to document direct causal links. For more information on the links between GBV, HIV, Health and Development, see the below resources.
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- Global Commission to HIV and Law VAW.pdf
1.12 MB - The Lancet Intimate Partner Violence Study.pdf441.01 KB
- UN Womwn Programming Module on Health Sector and VAWG.pdf4.82 MB
- UNDP Cash Transfers and HIV Prevention Web Final.pdf2.58 MB
- UNDP UNFPA APNSW Violence against sex workers.pdf253.64 KB
- WHO 2002 World Report on Violence and Health.pdf1.81 MB
- WHO Health Consequences of Violence Against Women.pdf40.44 KB
- WHO Healthcare for Women Survivors of IPV.pdf1.75 MB
- WHO Multi Country Study on Womens Health and DV.pdf17.56 MB
- WHO UNAIDS HIV and VAWG.pdf2.25 MB
- World Bank Brief on Violence Against Sexual and Gender Minority Women.pdf1.78 MB