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The Covid-19 Pandemic, Socioeconomic Effects, and Intimate Partner Violence Againstwomen: A Population-Based Cohort Study in 2020, Iran Publisher Pubmed



Fereidooni R1 ; Mootz J2 ; Sabaei R3 ; Khoshnood K4 ; Heydari ST5 ; Moradian MJ6 ; Taherifard E7 ; Nasirian M8 ; Vardanjani HM7
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  1. 1. Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
  3. 3. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
  4. 4. Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
  5. 5. Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  6. 6. Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  7. 7. MD-MPH Program, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  8. 8. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Health School, Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: American Journal of Public Health Published:2023


Abstract

Objectives. To investigate the prevalence, pattern, and socioeconomic risk factors of intimate partner violence (IPV) before and 6 months after the pandemic onset among a cohort of Iranian women. Methods. We conducted a population-based IPV survey among 2502 partnered Iranian women aged 18 to 60 years before (n=2502) and 6 months after (n=2116) the pandemic's onset. We estimated prevalence and incidence of psychological, physical, and sexual IPV, and the odds of different forms of IPV associated with main exposure variables, adjusted for participant relationship factors. Results. Pandemic prevalence of IPV (65.4%; 95% confidence interval [CI]=63.4%, 67.4%) was higher than prepandemic prevalence (54.2%; 95% CI=52.2%, 56.3%). At follow-up, the incidence of IPV was 25.5% (95% CI=22.9%, 28.4%). The highest incidence was in cases of physical and sexual IPV. Women whose partners lost their employment were at significant risk of new exposure to IPV. Highest socioeconomic status (SES) was associated with less physical IPV (odds ratio50.03; 95% CI=0.01, 0.14). Conclusions. IPV prevalence has risen since the COVID-19 epidemic began with many women who had never experienced IPV now facing it. Unemployment of women or their partners and prepandemic lower socioeconomic status are risk factors of IPV. Monitoring programs should target these populations. © 2023 American Public Health Association Inc.. All rights reserved.
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