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COVID-19: A public health approach to manage domestic violence is needed

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Chandan, Joht Singh, Taylor, Julie, Bradbury-Jones, Caroline, Nirantharakumar, Krishnarajah, Kane, Eddie, Bandyopadhyay, Siddhartha·2020·The Lancet Public Health
DOI 10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30112-2PMC PMC7252171
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The negative consequential effects of the measures adopted by the UK and other countries to tackle the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on society are beginning to unfold. An area of concern is the impending crisis of domestic violence—gender-based violence and child abuse and neglect, due to movement restrictions, loss of income, isolation, overcrowding, and stress and anxiety, all which put women and children at a disproportionally increased risk of harm.1 This increased risk is not surprising.

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  • Selection bias in police, healthcare, and other administrative datasets consistently underestimates the extent and impact of domestic violence, a finding established before the pandemic.

    “Chandan et al. (2020) note that the selection bias associated with police, healthcare, and other administrative datasets consistently underestimate the extent and impact of domestic violence, a well-established finding in research before the pandemic.”

    From Domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic—evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021) · cites this paper as Chandan et al. (2020)

  • If data collection and surveillance do not continue, the total burden of domestic violence during and after the pandemic cannot be estimated.

    “They conclude that without ongoing data collection and surveillance, it will not be possible to estimate the total burden of domestic violence both during and after the pandemic.”

    From Domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic—evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021) · cites this paper as Chandan et al. (2020)

  • Social scientists, medical professionals, and public-health experts have called for urgent research into the connection between COVID-19 and IPV as a critical step in responding to mounting and/or anticipated IPV.

    “Social scientists, medical professionals, and public-health experts have called for urgent research into this area as a critical step in responding to mounting and/or anticipated IPV.7,8,9,10,11”

    From Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Perpetration among U.S. Adults during COVID-19: A Brief Report (2020) · cites this paper as [7]

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Authors
Chandan, J. S., Taylor, J., Bradbury-Jones, C., Nirantharakumar, K., Kane, E., & Bandyopadhyay, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Birmingham (GB)
  • University of Nottingham (GB)
Corresponding author
Chandan, Joht Singh
ORCID
Venue
The Lancet Public Health
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-06
Volume
5
Issue
6
Pages
e309
ISSN
2468-2667 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30112-2
PMC
PMC7252171
OpenAlex
W3022467044
Cited by
221
References
3
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 27 · 2022: 36 · 2021: 63 · 2020: 53 · 2019: 1
FWCI
24.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • The Lancet Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • AstraZeneca
  • National Institute for Health Research
  • Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, domestic violence, gender-based violence, child abuse, lockdown, public health response, women's health, child welfare, social isolation, financial stress
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, United Kingdom, Humans, Pneumonia, Viral, Domestic Violence, Coronavirus Infections, Pandemics

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