Huge efforts have been made to make society aware of the concerns of violence against women (VAW). Hiding this phenomenon creates obstacles to quantify and clearly understand related aspects as well as leads to barriers to undertake actions for the reduction or elimination of VAW. The aim of this study is to estimate costs associated with VAW and produce data that will help in the design of strategies for the reduction or elimination of VAW. The economic cost of VAW was calculated for the cities of Maputo, Matola, Beira, and Nampula, for a time horizon of 4 years (2005–2008). Calculation of economic costs of VAW considered costs for health care, judicial costs, the assistance provided by the justice services, and support from civil society organizations offering services to women subjected to violence. The economic cost of VAW in Maputo, Matola, Beira, and Nampula, for a time horizon of 4 years (2005–2008), was US$1,473,828.7, with the health sector absorbing about 81% of the amount, justice 17%, and organizations working in the area of prevention with 2%. Although calculated costs represent an estimate, it is clear that VAW consumes a significant amount of the state budget. Estimated value is much higher than the budget allocated to the National Action Plan for Prevention and Combat of Violence Against Women. The improvement of collection of statistical data may lead to producing more robust estimates and have more absolute and comparable data.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.