Quarantine, though necessary to reduce COVID19 disease spread, has serious
psychological and socially disruptive consequences including a surge in the cases of …

In late December 2019, a series of acute atypical respiratory disease occurred in Wuhan,
China, which rapidly spread to other areas worldwide. It was soon discovered that a novel …

With the COVID-19 outbreak imposing stay at home and social distancing policies, warnings
about the impact of lockdown and its economic consequences on domestic violence have …

Globally, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, reports of domestic abuse have
increased. Using scientific and news reports about violence against women during COVID …

Abstract Domestic violence in South Africa is a consequence of the complex interplay of
patriarchy, culture, and the negative masculine construct. The patriarchal cultural beliefs and …

This publication presents two independent and complementary studies on the impact of the
mandatory COVID-19 lockdowns on domestic violence in Argentina. The first study …

This paper considers whether the COVID-19 stay-at-home order affected crimes targeting
women. To answer this question, we use national municipal-level crime data from Mexico's …

As many as one in three women report having ever experienced domestic violence (DV) at
some stage in their lives (Garcia-Moreno et al., 2006), which makes DV one of the most …

Domestic abuse encompasses a range of damaging behaviors beyond physical violence,
including economic and emotional abuse. We analyze the impact of cohabiting with an …

Purpose: The evidence regarding the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on domestic
violence is mixed. Studies using hotline call services identify an increase on domestic …