TY - JOUR
T1 - Intimate Partner Violence During COVID-19 Restrictions
T2 - A Study of 30 Countries From the I-SHARE Consortium
AU - and the I-SHARE research consortium
AU - Campbell, Linda
AU - Tan, Rayner K.J.
AU - Uhlich, Maximiliane
AU - Francis, Joel M.
AU - Mark, Kristen
AU - Miall, Naomi
AU - Eleuteri, Stefano
AU - Gabster, Amanda
AU - Shamu, Simukai
AU - Plášilová, Leona
AU - Kemigisha, Elizabeth
AU - Olumide, Adesola
AU - Kosana, Priya
AU - Hurtado-Murillo, Felipe
AU - Larsson, Elin C.
AU - Cleeve, Amanda
AU - Calvo González, Soraya
AU - Perrotta, Gabriela
AU - Fernández Albamonte, Victoria
AU - Blanco, Lucía
AU - Schröder, Johanna
AU - Adebayo, Adedamola
AU - Hendriks, Jacqueline
AU - Saltis, Hanna
AU - Marks, Michael
AU - Wu, Dan
AU - Morroni, Chelsea
AU - Esho, Tammary
AU - Briken, Peer
AU - Hlatshwako, Takhona Grace
AU - Ryan, Rebecca
AU - Farid, Nik Daliana Nik
AU - Gomez Bravo, Raquel
AU - Van de Velde, Sarah
AU - Tucker, Joseph D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - Intimate partner violence (IPV) causes substantial physical and psychological trauma. Restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including lockdowns and movement restrictions, may exacerbate IPV risk and reduce access to IPV support services. This cross-sectional study examines IPV during COVID-19 restrictions in 30 countries from the International Sexual HeAlth and REproductive Health (I-SHARE) study conducted from July 20th, 2020, to February, 15th, 2021. IPV was a primary outcome measure adapted from a World Health Organization multicountry survey. Mixed-effects modeling was used to determine IPV correlates among participants stratified by cohabitation status. The sample included 23,067 participants from 30 countries. A total of 1,070/15,336 (7.0%) participants stated that they experienced IPV during COVID-19 restrictions. A total of 1,486/15,336 (9.2%) participants stated that they had experienced either physical or sexual partner violence before the restrictions, which then decreased to 1,070 (7.0%) after the restrictions. In general, identifying as a sexual minority and experiencing greater economic vulnerability were associated with higher odds of experiencing IPV during COVID-19 restrictions, which were accentuated among participants who were living with their partners. Greater stringency of COVID-19 restrictions and living in urban or semi-urban areas were associated with lower odds of experiencing IPV in some settings. The I-SHARE data suggest a substantial burden of IPV during COVID-19 restrictions. However, the restrictions were correlated with reduced IPV in some settings. There is a need for investing in specific support systems for survivors of IPV during the implementation of restrictions designed to contain infectious disease outbreaks.
AB - Intimate partner violence (IPV) causes substantial physical and psychological trauma. Restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including lockdowns and movement restrictions, may exacerbate IPV risk and reduce access to IPV support services. This cross-sectional study examines IPV during COVID-19 restrictions in 30 countries from the International Sexual HeAlth and REproductive Health (I-SHARE) study conducted from July 20th, 2020, to February, 15th, 2021. IPV was a primary outcome measure adapted from a World Health Organization multicountry survey. Mixed-effects modeling was used to determine IPV correlates among participants stratified by cohabitation status. The sample included 23,067 participants from 30 countries. A total of 1,070/15,336 (7.0%) participants stated that they experienced IPV during COVID-19 restrictions. A total of 1,486/15,336 (9.2%) participants stated that they had experienced either physical or sexual partner violence before the restrictions, which then decreased to 1,070 (7.0%) after the restrictions. In general, identifying as a sexual minority and experiencing greater economic vulnerability were associated with higher odds of experiencing IPV during COVID-19 restrictions, which were accentuated among participants who were living with their partners. Greater stringency of COVID-19 restrictions and living in urban or semi-urban areas were associated with lower odds of experiencing IPV in some settings. The I-SHARE data suggest a substantial burden of IPV during COVID-19 restrictions. However, the restrictions were correlated with reduced IPV in some settings. There is a need for investing in specific support systems for survivors of IPV during the implementation of restrictions designed to contain infectious disease outbreaks.
KW - COVID-19
KW - IPV
KW - Lockdown
KW - global
KW - physical violence
KW - sexual assault
KW - sexual coercion
KW - sexual violence
KW - social science
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U2 - 10.1177/08862605221141865
DO - 10.1177/08862605221141865
M3 - Article
C2 - 36703528
AN - SCOPUS:85147533565
SN - 0886-2605
VL - 38
SP - 7115
EP - 7142
JO - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
JF - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
IS - 11-12
ER -