COVID-19 pandemic and the prevalence of domestic violence against Iranian married women.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Domestic violence is an important public health and human rights problem. In most countries of the world, including Iran, the COVID-19 pandemic made quarantine necessary to reduce the disease transmission rate. Therefore, due to the spread of the COVID-19 disease and the emergence of mandatory quarantine conditions, the present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of domestic violence against women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, which was done in 2020, 240 married women were investigated. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, data collection was performed through virtual networks using standard questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS. Descriptive statistics (relative frequencies, mean, and standard deviation) were us

SUBMITTER: Mahdavifar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10932794 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature