Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic violence, 2019-2022.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q3 NURSING

Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem Pub Date : 2026-03-16 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI:10.1590/1518-8345.7868.4744

Teresa Mutemba Vilanculo, Leonora Rezende Pacheco, Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano, Rafael Alves Guimarães, Sheila Araújo Teles

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Abstract

Objective: to analyze the incidence and types of domestic violence against girls, adult women, and older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method: ecological study. Overall incidence rates and rates by type of violence were calculated, and Poisson regression was performed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rate of violence against girls, adult women, and older adults.

Results: domestic violence was highly prevalent both before and after the pandemic, with an overall average rate of 235.32 cases per 100,000 population. However, a reduction was observed from 383.5 per 100,000 in the pre-pandemic period to 150.7 per 100,000 post-pandemic period. Life cycle data revealed that, despite the decline, sexual violence was most frequent among girls, and physical violence was most frequent among adult women. Among older women, abuse and financial abuse increased during the first year of the pandemic. Adult and older women had higher risks of violence - 6.35 and 3.7 times greater, respectively, compared to girls.

Conclusion: domestic violence remains a serious public health concern. The reduction in cases during the pandemic likely reflects underreporting due to mobility restrictions.

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2019-2022年新冠肺炎疫情对家庭暴力的影响

目的：分析2019冠状病毒病大流行前和期间针对女童、成年妇女和老年人的家庭暴力发生率和类型。方法：生态学研究。计算了总发生率和按暴力类型划分的发生率，并使用泊松回归评估COVID-19大流行对针对女孩、成年妇女和老年人的暴力发生率的影响。结果：家庭暴力在疫情前后都非常普遍，总体平均发生率为每10万人235.32起。然而，从大流行病前的每10万人383.5人减少到大流行病后的每10万人150.7人。生命周期数据显示，尽管有所下降，但性暴力在女孩中最为常见，身体暴力在成年妇女中最为常见。在老年妇女中，虐待和经济虐待在大流行的第一年有所增加。成年妇女和老年妇女遭受暴力的风险更高，分别是女孩的6.35倍和3.7倍。结论：家庭暴力仍然是一个严重的公共卫生问题。大流行期间病例的减少可能反映了由于行动限制而少报的情况。

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期刊介绍： A Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem constitui-se no órgão oficial de divulgação científica da Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo e do Centro Colaborador da OMS para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Enfermagem. Foi criada em abril de 1992 sendo sua primeira edição publicada em janeiro de 1993. No período de 1993 a 1997 tinha periodicidade semestral, de 1997 a 2000 trimestral e, a partir de janeiro de 2001, tem periodicidade bimestral. Caracteriza-se como periódico de circulação internacional, abrangendo predominantemente os países da América Latina e Caribe, embora seja também divulgado para assinantes dos Estados Unidos, Portugal e Espanha.