| dc.description.abstract | The study establishes some of the psychosocial effects of gender
based violence on women in Ngariam Sub County Katakwi district.
The objectives of the study were to establish the effects of
psychological and social effects of gender based violence on
women’s behaviors and to identify strategies for prevention of
gender based violence among women. The variables that guided the
research were psychosocial effects of GBV as independent
variable, the women’s behaviors as dependent variable, and
Education, Policies, age, environment, laws enforced on gender
as intervening variable.
The researcher used a case study research design and with both
qualitative and quantitative approaches. The respondents and
sample size for the study involved the Counselors (30) who were
purposively selected, women victims of GBV (20) who were
randomly selected for the study (20). The questionnaires and the
interview guide were used for data collection.
The findings for objective one were that; women were stressed up
all the time to the extent that one becomes absentminded and
shows actions of suicidal acts (46.7%) of the respondents. Women
victims were always scared of any person around them due to
mistrust and fear of being victimized (30%) of the respondents.
Women victims always developed an addiction of alcohol/drug use
(23.3%) of the respondents. In conclusion, GBV impacts on
women’s ability to care for themselves and their children, is
associated with self-destructive behaviors such as alcohol and
drug abuse, suicidal acts, poor social skills, development of
illnesses like mental health problems, low self-esteem, Trauma,
Isolation, failure to overcome post-traumatic stress disorders.
From the conclusion, the researcher recommends for Change of
societal, cultural norms and changing Men’s attitudes of gender
inequalities that drive GBV | en_US |
