Violence against women during the COVID-19 pandemic: An integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the COVID-19 pandemic, incipient data have revealed an increase in violence against women (VAW).

Objective

To analyze the existing scientific literature on strategies and recommendations to respond to VAW during the implementation of social distancing measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Search strategy

An integrative review was conducted based on articles published between December 2019 and June 2020. Suitable articles were identified from the PubMed, SciELO, and LILACS databases, using relevant terms.

Selection criteria

Eligible studies included opinion and primary research articles describing the dynamics of VAW during quarantine and in the context of the restrictive measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and proposing recomm

SUBMITTER: Sanchez OR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9087782 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature