Title Domestic violence before and during the covid-19 pandemic. a narrative review of the dynamics of risk factors for domestic violence during the covid-19 pandemic /
Translation of Title Domestic Violence before and during the Covid-19 Pandemic. A Narrative Review of the Dynamics of Risk Factors for Domestic Violence during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Authors Schwind, Teresa
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Pages 20
Keywords [eng] Domestic violence, intimate partner violence, child abuse, child neglect, pandemic, violence
Abstract [eng] Background Domestic violence is a multifactorial and complex form of violence, that typically incorporates certain degrees of dependency on the perpetrator. This makes this type of violence hard to detect and prosecute. Risk factors for domestic violence can be substance abuse, low socioeconomic levels, a restricted housing situation or a failing support and detection system. Purpose The burden of domestic violence is high. Long term consequences of domestic abuse include high governmental expenditures and massive mental and physical health problems for the victims. If the situation of domestic violence aggravated during the Covid-19 pandemic will be the object of this review. Methods Recent studies about the correlation of the Covid-19 pandemic and domestic violence risk factors were selected in medical data bases like PubMed and Psych Med. Results During the pandemic, studies showed higher levels of intimate partner violence and child abuse and neglect. The severity of these incidents increased meanwhile reports of some domestic violence aspects declined. Conclusion The dangerous combination of an worsen of the risk factors for domestic violence and the decrease tendencies in reports of it needs to be further investigated. To protect victims of domestic violence and to draw the appropriate conclusion from the current pandemic it is important to be aware of aggravated situations for victims during these times. Future measures for prevention of spread of the pandemic should include careful consideration and maybe even exemptions for special programs to protect victims.
Dissertation Institution Vilniaus universitetas.
Type Master thesis
Language English
Publication date 2022