Estimating the Economic Impact of Gender-Based Violence on Women Survivors: A Comparative Study of Support Program Interventions in Makueni and Naivasha, Kenya

dc.contributor.authorWamue-Ngare, Grace
dc.contributor.authorOkemwa, Pacificah
dc.contributor.authorKimunio, Isaac
dc.contributor.authorMiruka, Okumba
dc.contributor.authorOkong’o, Grace
dc.contributor.authorKamau, Pauline
dc.contributor.authorMaina, Lucy
dc.contributor.authorNjuguna, Jane
dc.contributor.authorKiruja, Lilian
dc.contributor.authorOkoth, Simon
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-15T12:14:29Z
dc.date.available2024-01-15T12:14:29Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: To estimate the economic cost of GBV from the perspective of a women survivor who sought help from two identified programs (Makueni GBVRC and Life Bloom Services International [LBSI]). Design: A mixed method research design combining qualitative and quantitative approaches. Site: Makueni GBVRC in Makueni County, overseen by the Makueni County government, and LBSI in Naivasha, Nakuru County, a non-profit organization devoted to serving local communities. Participants: Study participants include women survivors of GBV, aged 18 and above, actively seeking services at Makueni GBVRC and LBSI. Interventions: The study adopts a qualitative approach to delve into the intricate economic costs of GBV on survivors. Additionally, quantitative data analysis employs an accounting model to ascertain the financial implications. Main measurements: The costs analyses were done from the perspective of the women survivors. An accounting model was utilized to evaluate the cost of GBV on selected survivors. Furthermore, the research explores the enduring consequences for survivors, including psychological trauma and susceptibility to stress-related diseases. Results: The findings reveal substantial economic costs linked to GBV, adversely affecting survivors, their children, and society at large. These costs encompass direct expenditures on medical care, legal representation, and counseling, as well as indirect costs, such as lost productivity. Conclusions: Beyond immediate and indirect costs, the study underscores the existence of opportunity costs----what survivors and affected children could attain in the absence of GBV.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipBill and Melinda Gates Foundation Kenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.citationWamue-Ngare, G., Okemwa, P., Kimunio, I., Miruka, O., Okong’o, G., Kamau, P., ... & Okoth, S. (2023). Estimating the economic impact of gender-based violence on women survivors: A comparative study of support program interventions in Makueni and Naivasha, Kenya. Atencion Primaria.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.aprim.2023.102840
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/27273
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectViolencia de géneroen_US
dc.subjectImpacto económicoen_US
dc.subjectRiesgos de saluden_US
dc.subjectSupervivientesen_US
dc.subjectProgramas de prevenciónen_US
dc.titleEstimating the Economic Impact of Gender-Based Violence on Women Survivors: A Comparative Study of Support Program Interventions in Makueni and Naivasha, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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