Domestic violence against Latin American women and female mental health during the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak

Júnior, Jucier Gonçalves; Maia, Maria Andrezza Gomes; Moreira, Jorge Lucas de Sousa; Dias, Hiorrana Sousa; Felix, Esther Barbosa Gonçalves; Machado, Sávio Samuel Feitosa

doi:10.1080/17457300.2021.1978101

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“…This aligns with several other studies conducted in different regions and countries, which have consistently reported high rates of IPV during the pandemic [ [30] , [31] , [32] , [33] ]. Domestic violence incidences in the USA increased by 8.1% after governments enforced pandemic-related lockdown orders, according to an analysis of 12 USA studies [ 32 ].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Intimate partner violence against married women of reproductive age in Nepal during the COVID-19 pandemic

Bhatt,

Karki

et al. 2023

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Intimate partner violence against married women of reproductive age in Nepal during the COVID-19 pandemic

Bhatt,

Karki

et al. 2023

Heliyon

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“…A study conducted in Mexico, covering the years 2019 and 2020 (until October), has shown that while the pattern of other crimes followed a U-shape (before, during, and after the first lockdown), the number of femicides remained stable during and after the lockdown with a slight decrease in certain regions (Hoehn-Velasco et al, 2021). However, data presented by the International Rescue Committee in June 2020 reported a 65% increase in femicides in Mexico between March and April 2020 (compared to 2019) and the same increase was recorded in Venezuela for the month of April 2020 (compared to 2019; Gonçalves Júnior et al, 2022). In Peru, the trend of homicides involving women followed a U-shape: femicides decreased during the first weeks of the pandemic and then rebounded (Calderon-Anyosa et al, 2021).…”

Section: The Impact Of Covid-19 On Femicides: a Review Of The Literaturementioning

confidence: 87%

The Devil in the Details: Changes Under Stable Trends of Femicide in Italy During COVID-19 Lockdowns

Cocco,

Rigoni,

Bolzani

et al. 2024

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

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In recent decades, the issue of violence against women has increasingly drawn the attention of international and national legislators and policymakers. The term “femicide” became widespread in the early 2000s and was incorporated into the criminal codes of several countries. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent social distancing measures raised significant concerns about their impact on women’s safety. This study examines the effect of COVID-19 confinement measures on femicide trends in Italy, a country which adopted stringent COVID-19 confinement measures and, since 2019, implemented new legislation to counteract violence against women. Using two data sets—one from the Italian Ministry of Interior containing 1,382 cases of female homicides (2013–2022) and another from Italian NGOs detailing 1,253 femicides according to media coverage (2012–2022)—the study employs autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) analysis to assess monthly trends alongside the stringency index for COVID-19 containment efforts. The findings reveal that, although overall femicide rates remained stable during lockdowns, there was a significant shift in victim–perpetrator relationships. Specifically, from March to May 2020, there was a decline in femicides by former partners, offset by an increase in those by cohabiting partners. These results underscore the complexity of femicide and the need for further research on various facets of violence against women. This includes the potential escalation of physical and psychological violence during lockdowns, influenced by forced proximity and substance abuse in domestic environments.

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“…The absence of policies to promote women’s health and prevent VAW during the pandemic and the greater vulnerability of most affected groups led to suspected under-reporting of incidents. 43 Another study also noted the decrease in reports of child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic; since schools, teachers and principals are important reporters of such events, school closures are correlated with the 17.1% decrease in child abuse reports. 44 …”

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confidence: 94%

“…They showed a 11% increase in Brazil compared with 145% in Argentina, 101% in Peru and 97% in Mexico. The absence of policies to promote women’s health and prevent VAW during the pandemic and the greater vulnerability of most affected groups led to suspected under-reporting of incidents 4344…”

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confidence: 99%

Peace and health: exploring the nexus in the Americas

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The relationship between peace and health is complex, multifactorial and fraught with challenges of definitions, measurements and outcomes. This exploratory commentary on this nexus within a focus on the Americas posits this challenge clearly and calls for more scholarship and empirical work on this issue from an interdisciplinary perspective. The overall goal of this paper is to try and explore the elements that impact the relationship between peace and health with a focus on the Americas (defined as countries spanning from Canada to Argentina) in the post-Cold war period. Focusing on the 1990s and onwards, we seek to underscore why violence continues to permeate these societies despite a third and lasting wave of democratisation in the hemisphere. We hope this will allow a more robust dialogue on peace and health in the regional and global health literature.

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Domestic violence against Latin American women and female mental health during the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak

Cited by 5 publications

References 12 publications

Intimate partner violence against married women of reproductive age in Nepal during the COVID-19 pandemic

Intimate partner violence against married women of reproductive age in Nepal during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Devil in the Details: Changes Under Stable Trends of Femicide in Italy During COVID-19 Lockdowns

Peace and health: exploring the nexus in the Americas

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