Marital violence precipitating/intensifying elements during the Covid-19 pandemic

Silva, Andrey Ferreira da; Estrela, Fernanda Matheus; Soares, Caroline Fernandes Soares e; Magalhães, Júlia Renata Fernandes de; Lima, Nayara Silva; Morais, Ariane Cedraz; Gomes, Nadirlene Pereira; Lima, Vera Lúcia de Azevedo

doi:10.1590/1413-81232020259.16132020

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ARTICLE • Ciênc. saúde coletiva 25 (9) • Sept 2020 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232020259.16132020 copy

Marital violence precipitating/intensifying elements during the Covid-19 pandemic

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The study aims to identify marital violence precipitating/intensifying elements during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a narrative review of the literature, and the search was carried out in May 2020. We employed the PubCovid-19 platform, which is indexed in the United States National Library of Medicine (PubMed) and the Excerpta Medica (EMBASE) database. English descriptors “Domestic violence”, “COVID-19”, and “Intimate Partner Violence” were used in the search, and nine papers were selected for full-text reading. Three empirical categories were elaborated from the exploration of the selected material: Economic instability, Alcohol and other drugs use/abuse, and Weaker women’s support network. Support networks for women in situations of marital violence should be expanded in this pandemic context, with emphasis on the use of digital technologies as possible tools for screening pandemic-related violence cases.

Key words
COVID-19; Pandemic; Intimate partner violence

Nº	Title	Authors, Year, Journal, Country	Methods	Violence precipitating/intensifying elements
1	Increased Risk for Family Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic²⁶26 Kathryn LH, Myo TM, Charles HZ. Increased risk for family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatrics 2020; e20200982.	Kathryn LH et al. 2020 Journal Pediatrics United States of America	Narrative review	Increased consumption of psychoactive substances in the domestic context is associated with an increase in cases of marital violence
2	Family violence and COVID-19: Increased vulnerability and reduced options for support²²22 Usher K, Bhullar N, Durkin J, Gyamfi N, Jackson D. Family violence and COVID-19: Increased vulnerability and reduced options for support. Int J Ment Health Nurs 2020; inm.12735.	Usher K, et al. 2020 Int J Ment Health Nurs Australia	Reflection	Social distancing has weakened the support network for women in situations of violence. The decrease in financial resources due to unemployment. High domestic alcohol consumption.
3	Isolamento social e o aumento da violência doméstica: o que isso nos revela?²³23 Vieira PR, Garcia LP, Maciel ELN. Isolamento social e o aumento da violência doméstica: o que isso nos revela? Rev Bras Epidemiol. 2020; 23.	Vieira PR et al. 2020 Rev Bras Epidemiol Brazil	Systematic review	The interaction forced by social distancing weakened the support network for women who have already experienced violence. Salary decrease and financial dependence.
4	COVID-19: Reducing the risk of infection might increase the risk of intimate partner violence.²⁵25 Van Gelder N, Peterman A, Potts A, O'Donnell M, Thompson K, Shah N, Oertelt-Prigione S; Gender and COVID-19 working group. COVID-19: Reducing the risk of infection might increase the risk of intimate partner violence. E Clinical Medicine 2020; 21:100348.	Van Gelder N et al. 2020 E Clinical Medicine The Netherlands	Reflection	Financial impacts on household income caused by lower wages. High consumption of alcohol and other drugs.
5	The pandemic paradox: The consequences of COVID-19 on domestic violence.²⁴24 Bradbury-Jones C, Isham L. The pandemic paradox: The consequences of COVID-19 on domestic violence. J Clin Nurs 2020; jocn.15296.	Bradbury-Jones C, Isham L 2020 J Clin Nurs England	Reflection	Female pressure concerning family support. Domestic alcohol consumption.
6	Health care practitioners' responsibility to address intimate partner violence related to the COVID-19 pandemic¹⁵15 Bradley NL, DiPasquale AM, Dillabough K, Schneider PS. Health care practitioners' responsibility to address intimate partner violence related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Can Med Assoc J 2020; cmaj.200634.	Bradley NL et al. 2020 Can Med Assoc J Canada	Narrative review	Financial impacts on household income caused by lower wages. Weakening of women's support networks. Use/abuse of alcoholic substances.
7	Danger in danger: Interpersonal violence during COVID-19 quarantine²⁰20 Mazza M, Marano G, Lai C, Janiri L, Sani G. Danger in danger: Interpersonal violence during COVID-19 quarantine. Psychiatry Res 2020; 289:113046.	Mazza M et al. 2020 Psychiatry Res Itália	Narrative review	Economic instability, lack of resources. Distancing of family members and women support network.
8	Violence against women during covid-19 pandemic restrictions²¹21 Roesch E, Amin A, Gupta J, García-Moreno C. Violence against women during covid-19 pandemic restrictions. BMJ 2020; m1712.	Roesch E et al. 2020 BMJ United Kingdom	Narrative review	Weakening of women's support networks. Restricted psychosocial support services. Restricted use of social networks by the spouse. Financial impacts on household income caused by unemployment.
9	Covid-19: EU states report 60% rise in emergency calls about domestic violence¹²12 Mahase E. Covid-19: EU states report 60% rise in emergency calls about domestic violence. BMJ 2020; 369:m1872	Mahase E 2020 BMJ United Kingdom	Reflection	Use/abuse of alcoholic substances and other drugs increases cases of violence.

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[1] Collaborations

AF Silva, FM Estrela, CFS Soares, JRF Magalhães, NS Lima, AC Morais, NP Gomes and VLA Lima contributed equally to the stages of conception and design, writing of the paper, and final approval of the published version.