Nursing Department, College of Health Sciences, Arsi University, Asella, Ethiopia.
Womens Health (Lond). 2022 Jan-Dec;18:17455057221095536. doi: 10.1177/17455057221095536.
Globally, domestic violence affects women across their life span. Domestic violence against women and children during COVID-19 is a critical and substantial public health issue. This review article was aimed to determine the prevalence and its associated factors toward domestic violence against women and children during COVID-19. Several studies showed that the prevalence of domestic violence against women and children has been alarmingly enlarged during this COVID-19. Domestic violence is a significant and essential problem that is occurring all over the world for many years now, but this condition has been augmented during the lockdown situation because of this pandemic. Women and children of the worldwide are facing twin health emergencies that are COVID-19 and domestic violence. The pandemic was found as a threat to commit domestic violence against women and children. This is because, even though the measurements taken to avoid COVID-19 spread are supportive strategies and also the only opportunity to do so, reducing the risk of COVID-19 was found to raise the risk of domestic violence against women and children. Factors associated with domestic violence against women and children were; being housewives, age < 30 years, marriage, husband's age being between 31 and 40 years, physical victimization, and sexual victimization were factors associated with domestic violence. Depression, spending more time in close contact, job losses, financial insecurity, lockdowns, addiction (alcohol or drugs), control of wealth in the family, technology, and quarantine were factors considered as risk factors for domestic violence. This review will serve as a "call to action" to address this crisis effectively by coming together since this crisis is the global aspect. This is a shadow pandemic growing during this COVID-19 crisis and a global collective effort is needed to prevent it. The life of women and children moves from their needs to their rights during this pandemic. It is essential to undertake urgent actions to intervene in it.
在全球范围内，家庭暴力影响着各个年龄段的女性。在 COVID-19 期间，针对妇女和儿童的家庭暴力是一个严重且重大的公共卫生问题。本文旨在确定 COVID-19 期间针对妇女和儿童的家庭暴力的流行率及其相关因素。有几项研究表明，在 COVID-19 期间，针对妇女和儿童的家庭暴力的流行率惊人地增加了。家庭暴力是一个严重且重要的问题，多年来一直在全球范围内发生，但由于这种大流行，这种情况在封锁期间有所加剧。全世界的妇女和儿童都面临着 COVID-19 和家庭暴力这双重健康紧急情况。大流行被发现是对妇女和儿童实施家庭暴力的威胁。这是因为，尽管为避免 COVID-19 传播而采取的措施是支持性策略，也是唯一的选择，但降低 COVID-19 的风险被发现会增加针对妇女和儿童的家庭暴力的风险。与针对妇女和儿童的家庭暴力相关的因素包括：家庭主妇、年龄<30 岁、已婚、丈夫年龄在 31 至 40 岁之间、身体受害和性受害是与家庭暴力相关的因素。与针对妇女和儿童的家庭暴力相关的因素还包括：抑郁、更多时间密切接触、失业、经济不安全、封锁、成瘾（酒精或毒品）、家庭财富控制、技术和隔离。这些因素被认为是家庭暴力的危险因素。本文的综述将作为一个“行动呼吁”，通过团结起来共同应对这一危机，因为这场危机是全球性的。这是 COVID-19 危机期间正在增长的一场阴影大流行，需要全球共同努力来预防。在这场大流行期间，妇女和儿童的生活从需要转向权利。必须采取紧急行动进行干预。
