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Gender-Based Violence during COVID-19
April 26, 2020
7,642
RESPONDERS
3%
RESPONSE RATE
64%
4,361
36%
2,401
TOTAL RESPONDERS
2
What kind of GBV did you experience?
1,492 responded out of 2,457 polled
Comments on GBV during the Coronavirus Lockdown
Written by: U-Reporters


WHERE DO YOU FEEL SAFE FROM GBV IN YOUR COMMUNITY?

Honestly Nowhere, my home, (or) community is safe

20, Male, Damaturu, Yobe.



WHAT TYPE OF GBV DID YOU WITNESSED/EXPERIENCED?


Force and deprivation of liberty

26, Female, Song, Adamawa.


Rape and domestic violence

27, Male Damaturu, Yobe.


Domestic Violence due to alcoholism

50, Male, Mubi North, Adamawa.


Happen to witnessed the matrimonial violence of certain spouse near my house.

62, Male, Gamboru Borno.


WHERE DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE REPORTING A CASE OF GBV?

I feel comfortable in reporting any social problem be it child abuse, juvenile delinquency, gender violence as a social worker.

62, Male, Maiduguri, Borno.


I feel comfortable reporting to GBV activist

27, Female Hawul, Borno.


I'm sure that I will (not) report any GBV case to the police station or somewhere else who will cover over my problem

 21, Male, Yobe.


WHAT TYPE OF GBV DID YOU WITNESSED/EXPERIENCED?

SHE WAS SEXUALLY ABUSE UNKNOWN TO US CONTACTED HIV AIDS AND NOW SHE HAS LEFT HOME

32, Female, Mubi North Adamawa.


Girls and young women often experience violence at home, from physical punishment to sexual, emotional or psychological violence.

30 male, Bama, Borno.


Sexual violence to a small girl in my locality, her father died of frustration because the culprit is allowed to be roaming freely

51, Male, Maisandari, Borno.


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