Intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Western and Southern European countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant problem with several negative health outcomes. Disasters are linked to increased IPV, but little is known about reporting of and strategies to address IPV during the COVID-19 pandemic. This review maps the IPV reporting during the pandemic and interventions to prevent and respond to IPV in 11 Western and Southern European countries.

Methods

Government websites, news articles and pre-prints were searched using the terms 'domestic violence' or 'violence' in combination with 'Covid' or 'Corona'. Embase, PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar were searched using the terms 'domestic violence' and 'partner violence' and 'interventions'.

Results

Six countries showed an increase in domestic violence reports (Austria, Belg

SUBMITTER: Brink J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436372 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature