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Background: There has been a reported increase in cases of domestic violence during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, however systematic research data is still unavailable. This study was conducted to find out domestic violence prevalence and coping strategies among married adults during lockdown due to COVID-19 in India. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among married men and women in the month of April 2020. Data regarding socio-demographic profile, domestic violence and coping strategies employed during lockdown was collected thorough google forms. 97.9% forms were completely filled by the respondents. Descriptive analysis was done. Results: Out of 94 study participants, about 7.4% (n=7) had faced domestic violence during lockdown. Out of these 7 participants, about 85.7% (n=6) reported increased frequency of domestic violence during lockdown. About half of the victims chose to ignore it (57.1%, n=4) or used yoga/meditation (42.9%, n=3) to cope. Conclusion: With about 7.4% study participants facing domestic violence during lockdown, it is necessary to study its detailed epidemiology in pandemics so that interventions like helpline numbers, screening of patients during tele-consultation, etc. which can be delivered even during lockdown with the help of healthcare and frontline workers could be devised to address this problem.

In this review promising targets for drug development against SARS-CoV-2 and anti-viral activities of some of the known natural products (including plant secondary metabolites) are discussed.

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BackgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has aggravated the demand for diabetes care due to restrictive measures like the lockdown affecting access to healthcare services. The current study was conducted to assess the changes in medication compliance, dietary pattern, and glucose monitoring during the lockdown period as compared to the pre-lockdown period among patients living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) attending a diabetes clinic in northern India. MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted between May and July 2020. Information regarding the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of the patients like age, sex, income, qualification, family history of diabetes, history of smoking and alcohol, type of treatment, co-morbidities, drug adherence for T2DM, changes in the pattern of diet, physical activity, blood glucose monitoring, and drug usage during and before the lockdown was collected through telephonic interviews using a structured tool. Descriptive analysis was performed, and the chi-square and Wilcoxon sign ranks tests were used to see the association between variables. ResultsA total of 260 patients were enrolled in the study. A higher proportion of males reported a decrease in the consumption of cereals (13.9%), eggs (56.5%), and meat and fish (92.7%) and an increase in water intake (25.8%) while a higher proportion of females reported no change in physical activity levels (77.2%) during the lockdown against pre-COVID times. There was a significant improvement in medication adherence and glycemic control during the lockdown period as compared to the pre-lockdown times. ConclusionMore time for self-care, adequate counseling about glycemic goals, and knowledge of self-monitoring of blood glucose levels helped the majority of patients in adopting a healthy lifestyle and achieve better glycemic control during the COVID-19 lockdown.