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Violence is both a social and public health problem. It affects people in all stages of life, from infants to the elderly. The number of deaths resulting from violence is only part of health consequence. Many who survive violence are left with long-term or short-term physical and emotional scars. Post traumatic stress syndrome, anxiety, depression and other disorders may be triggered by exposure to violence.
Interpersonal violence includes acts of child abuse and intimate partner violence. Intimate partner violence affects more than one in five women globally and has serious and long-lasting health consequences.
This study develops a framework and estimates the burden of disease attributable to interpersonal violence for South Africa in 2000 using the comparative risk assessment methodology developed by the WHO. View the results. (pdf format, 238 kb)
Read more about research and policy on violence and injury in South Africa. |
