Impact of Violence on Sexual and Reproductive Health



Impact of Violence on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Introduction

From the beginning of time, human kind has been known for being unfair to one group or another based upon the personal characteristics of its members. Similarly, in certain societies of the world, females have been subject to violence and usage of brutal force for the display of male dominance within the community. However, these violent actions have serious affects on the sexual and reproductive health of the women due to their innate emotional depressions and physical weaknesses. In order to better understand the impact of violence on sexual and reproductive health, an in depth discussion regarding the relevant factors and outputs is required.

Problem Statement

The ongoing violence against females within some societies is having serious implications on their sexual and reproductive health.

Hypothesis

Hypothesis 1: There is an impact of intimate partner violence on the sexual and reproductive health of females.

Hypothesis 2: There is an impact of social and cultural violence on the sexual and reproductive health of females.

Literature Review

As per a research, one out of every three women faces one or another type of violent abuse at least once during her lifetime. It is entirely unnecessary that biasness and violence against females may begin after maturity as in some cultures females are seen as a burden even before they are born. Moreover, after reaching a certain age of maturity, the most common of violence observed against females includes sexual, physical and emotional mistreatment by a close partner.

There are certain diversified factors that contribute to the violence taking place against women throughout the world. It has been noticed that women have been the victim of violence in every country of the world and among all the cultural, social, religious and economic groups. When it comes to the societal level, violence takes place in the form of gender restrictions and enforcement for the female members of the society. At one point in time, it was though that having more children was closely related with lesser sexual abuse by intimate partners. However, in the recently developing studies, it has been found that females who have lesser children are more prone to sexual abuse because of forced sexual timings and barriers to usage of contraception by their male counterparts.

In comparison to women who are not subject to violence and abuse, those women who are abused have poorer physical and mental health due to their deep injuries. Moreover, sexual and reproductive health of women is undoubtedly affected by gender based violence. A study conducted within the United States of America revealed that those women who have experienced abuse from their intimate partner had a three times greater chance of having gynecological problems. The moist highlighted among these problems include urinary tract infection , infertility , pelvic inflammatory disease, painful intercourse, sexual dysfunction, vaginal infection, chronic pelvic pain, vaginal discharge or bleeding, painful menstruation, fibroids,.

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