Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Health Consequences of Violence against Woman

There are two type of of health consequences to woman, first is Non-fatal outcomes and fatal outcomes. In Non-fatal outcomes, it has physical health outcomes such as injury including lacerations to fractures and internal organ injury,unwanted pregnancy, STDs including HIV/AIDS, miscarriage, pelvic inflammatory disease, headaches, permanent disabilities, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome and self-injuries behaviours like smoking and unprotected sex. Its also has mental health outcomes such as depression,fear, anxiety, low self-esteem, sexual dysfunction, eating problem, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post traumatic disorder. In fatal outcomes, there is some consequences such as suicide, homicide, maternal mortality and also HIV/AIDS.

1 comment:

  1. yes... i agree with that.. violence among woman can give health effect... the victims can have depression and always in anxiety.

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