Table 1. Sketches of research participants.
| Gender | Age | Relationship and health status | Social position | GBV experience |
| Women | ||||
| Mathapelo | 34 | Married | Not working | Forced sex by husband |
| Mapaseka | 64 | Single | Not working | Raped when young |
| Thandaza | 50 | Married | Not working | No |
| Busisiwe | 38 | Married | Not working | No |
| Cleopatra | 62 | Married | Not working | No |
| Nonhlahla | 49 | Widowed & HIV+ | Not working | Abusive marriage |
| Mirriam | 22 | Dating | College | Abusive relationship |
| Margaret | 46 | Married | Not working | Abusive marriage |
| Nomusa | 33 | Single | Not working | No |
| Lebo | 31 | Dating | Not working | No |
| Men | ||||
| Thato | 29 | Dating | College | No |
| Papi | 28 | Dating | College | No |
| Mobutho | 43 | Dating | Not working | No |
| Vuyile | 28 | Cohabiting | College | No |
| Thato | 26 | Dating | Not working | Perpetrated IPV |
| Rorisang | 29 | Single | Selling cigarettes | No |
| Kelebogile | 41 | Dating & HIV+ | Not working | Perpetrated IPV |
| Njabulo | 43 | Married | Not working | No |
| Oom-Dan | 67 | Married | Not working | No |
| Sipho | 40 | Cohabiting & HIV+ | Social grant | No |
| Joe | 45 | Married | Working | Refused to answer |