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Covid-19 Pandemic and the Prevalence of Domestic Violence Against Iranian Married Women Publisher Pubmed



Mahdavifar N1, 2 ; Kalanfarmanfarma K3 ; Hiteh M4 ; Mohammadian M5 ; Abbasian A6 ; Vafisani F7 ; Khosrorad R8 ; Salehiniya H9
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  1. 1. Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, NonCommunicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Trauma Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
  4. 4. Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Operating Room, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
  8. 8. Department of Health Education, School of Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
  9. 9. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran

Source: Neuropsychopharmacology Reports Published:2024


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 used to determine the extent of violence. Independent t-test and Chi-square were used to analyze the data of the relation between the types of violence with independent variables. Also, the data were analyzed using the logistic regression model. Results: In this study, 240 married women with a mean age of 36.27 were studied. The highest frequency was related to social violence (56.3%), and the lowest was related to financial and verbal violence (11.7%). In addition, a significant relationship was observed between sexual violence and age (p-value < 0.05). A significant relationship was also observed between social violence and education [(OR = 1.99)] Jobs [(OR = 2.4, CI = 95%, 1.30–4.4), quarantine duration [(OR = 1.94, CI = 95%, 0.98–3.7)] and underlying diseases [OR = 1.90]. Conclusion: The high prevalence of domestic violence against women during quarantine indicates the poor health of women in society. Therefore, the roots of violence against women and methods to reduce this problem should be sought. Therefore, identification of subjects at risk and raising women's knowledge may be useful for the prevention of domestic violence and its physical and psychological complications. © 2023 The Authors. Neuropsychopharmacology Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of The Japanese Society of Neuropsychopharmacology.
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