Domestic violence during <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic: The case for Indian women

Maji, Sucharita; Bansod, Saurabh; Singh, Tushar

doi:10.1002/casp.2501

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“…Further, the national sexual and gender based violence hotline recorded an increase in reports of gender-based violence from 86 cases in February 2020 to 1108 in June 2020 [31]. These findings also mirror findings in other countries including Uganda [26] South Africa [27], Morocco [32], India [33], and Bangladesh [34].…”

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Indirect health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya: a mixed methods assessment

Barasa

Kazungu

Orangi

et al. 2021

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic and country measures to control it can lead to negative indirect health effects. Understanding these indirect health effects is important in informing strategies to mitigate against them. This paper presents an analysis of the indirect health effects of the pandemic in Kenya. Methods We employed a mixed-methods approach, combining the analysis of secondary quantitative data obtained from the Kenya Health Information System database (from January 2019 to November 2020) and a qualitative inquiry involving key informant interviews (n = 12) and document reviews. Quantitative data were analysed using an interrupted time series analysis (using March 2020 as the intervention period). Thematic analysis approach was employed to analyse qualitative data. Results Quantitative findings show mixed findings, with statistically significant reduction in inpatient utilization, and increase in the number of sexual violence cases per OPD visit that could be attributed to COVID-19 and its mitigation measures. Key informants reported that while financing of essential health services and domestic supply chains were not affected, international supply chains, health workforce, health infrastructure, service provision, and patient access were disrupted. However, the negative effects were thought to be transient, with mitigation measures leading to a bounce back. Conclusion Finding from this study provide some insights into the effects of the pandemic and its mitigation measures in Kenya. The analysis emphasizes the value of strategies to minimize these undesired effects, and the critical role that routine health system data can play in monitoring continuity of service delivery.

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Indirect health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya: a mixed methods assessment

Barasa

Kazungu

Orangi

et al. 2021

BMC Health Serv Res

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“…The present pandemic has globally impacted not only the health but also the economic status of individuals (17). The pandemic and the resulted lockdowns imposed by the Governments to stop the spread of the disease have resulted in various psychological issues including, but not limited to, clinical depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Suicidal ideation and suicide (18), domestic violence (19,20), Stigma, discrimination (21) and unemployment. Not only the general population but also the frontline healthcare professionals have been reported to experience psychological distress, anxiety, depression, delusion, Suicidal thoughts and death (22)(23)(24).…”

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Cyberchondria Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Management Strategies

2021

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The corona-virus disease 2019 (COVID-19), first found in Wuhan, China in December 2019, has posed an inexplicable threat to the global community. After its inception, the virus proliferated rapidly, which led to the cause of millions of deaths, and having a detrimental effect on physical health, social lives, economic uncertainty, and mental health of people. The World Health Organization has reported that there are 111 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 2.45 million deaths due to COVID-19 worldwide. Indisputably, the present pandemic has contributed to the extensive psychological and environmental distress together with clinical depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), domestic violence, and unemployment. Due to the ambiguous nature of the pandemic, educational organizations, and outdoor activities are closed, thus burdening the mental health of younger populations. Children as well as youths are more glued to the Internet for their studies, online gaming, shopping, watching movies, and searching health-related information. Despite the advantages of using the Internet, it has some severe consequences too. Some people are repeatedly searching for physical and mental well-being related information without verifying credible sources, which, in turn, causes distress and anxiety. In such situations, individuals may end up contributing to an illness known as cyberchondria. In this paper, we have tried to highlight the problematic use of Internet for health-related searches and have outlined the management of such illness. We suggest two strategies: firstly, to reduce repeated online searches of health information and, secondly, to manage anxiety-augmenting thoughts that are triggered due to the maladaptive thoughts caused by the abstruse information.

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“…For many of our clients, the level of housework (often falling entirely on wives and daughters) increased, making it more difficult to complete. Some households divided duties such that women were to remain home while men left for supplies, 58 barring these women from accessing public channels for survivor support amidst an already diminished support landscape. 1 4 9 28 Added to this is the disproportionate effect of the pandemic on opportunities for women and girls, with drastic reductions in women’s sources of work in agriculture and the informal sector reported in Nepal and Pakistan.…”

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Intersectional tension: a qualitative study of the effects of the COVID-19 response on survivors of violence against women in urban India

Huq¹,

Das

Devakumar³

et al. 2021

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesThere is a concern worldwide that efforts to address the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic have affected the frequency and intensity of domestic violence against women. Residents of urban informal settlements faced particularly stringent conditions during the response in India. Counsellors spoke with registered survivors of domestic violence in Mumbai, with two objectives: to understand how the pandemic and subsequent lockdown had changed their needs and experiences, and to recommend programmatic responses.DesignQualitative interviews and framework analysis.SettingA non-government support programme for survivors of violence against women, providing services mainly for residents of informal settlements.ParticipantsDuring follow-up telephone counselling with survivors of violence against women who had previously registered for support and consented to the use of information in research, counsellors took verbal consent for additional questions about the effects of COVID-19 on their daily life, their ability to speak with someone, and their counselling preferences. Responses were recorded as written notes.ResultsThe major concerns of 586 clients interviewed between April and July 2020 were meeting basic needs (financial stress, interrupted livelihoods and food insecurity), confinement in small homes (family tensions and isolation with abusers) and limited mobility (power imbalances in the home and lack of opportunity for disclosure and stress relief). A major source of stress was the increased burden of unpaid domestic care, which fell largely on women.ConclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic has increased the burden of poverty and gendered unpaid care. Finance and food security are critical considerations for future response, which should consider inequality, financial support, prioritising continued availability of services for survivors of violence and expanding access to social networks. Decision-makers must be aware of the gendered, intersectional effects of interventions and must include residents of informal settlements who are survivors of domestic violence in the planning and implementation of public health strategies.

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Domestic violence during COVID‐19 pandemic: The case for Indian women

Cited by 47 publications

References 28 publications

Indirect health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya: a mixed methods assessment

Indirect health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya: a mixed methods assessment

Cyberchondria Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Management Strategies

Intersectional tension: a qualitative study of the effects of the COVID-19 response on survivors of violence against women in urban India

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