Domestic Violence and the COVID-19 Crisis

Authors

  • Shekoufeh Maleki Mother and Child Health Group, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Shirin Shahbazi Sighaldeh Department of Reproudactive and Pregnancy Health, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:

This letter intends to discuss how CoVID-19 pandemic and its related preventive measures such as maintaining social distance and reducing social and intimate relationships can affect the formation of domestic violence. It also points to the need for families to provide psychological support in dealing with this epidemic.

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volume 6  issue 2

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publication date 2020-05

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