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Concerns about Household Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Evidence about how the pandemic affected household violence in Canada is mixed, but inarguably, the risk factors increased. This study used data from the 2020 Canadian Perspective Survey Series and the 2020 and 2021 Surveys of COVID-19 and Mental Health to examine the following: changes in the preva...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9691068/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429353 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214633 |
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description | Evidence about how the pandemic affected household violence in Canada is mixed, but inarguably, the risk factors increased. This study used data from the 2020 Canadian Perspective Survey Series and the 2020 and 2021 Surveys of COVID-19 and Mental Health to examine the following: changes in the prevalence of concern about violence in individuals’ own homes during the pandemic; the characteristics of those who expressed concern; and the prevalence of concerns for specific household members. Among Canadians, the prevalence of concern about violence in individuals’ own homes decreased significantly between July and Fall 2020 (5.8% to 4.2%). Among women, the characteristics that were significantly associated with higher adjusted odds of concern about household violence included larger household size and lower household income. Lower education among women was associated with lower adjusted odds of concern. The associations with higher adjusted odds of concern among men included: being an immigrant, larger household size, and lower household income. From Fall 2020 to Spring 2021, the prevalence of concerns for oneself and for a child/children increased (1.7% to 2.5% and 1.0% to 2.5%, respectively), but concern for other adults in the household decreased (1.9% to 1.2%). Ongoing surveillance is needed to understand vulnerable populations’ exposure to household violence and to inform policies and programs. |
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spelling | pubmed-96910682022-11-25 Concerns about Household Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic Blair, Dawn-Li Shields, Margot Tonmyr, Lil Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Evidence about how the pandemic affected household violence in Canada is mixed, but inarguably, the risk factors increased. This study used data from the 2020 Canadian Perspective Survey Series and the 2020 and 2021 Surveys of COVID-19 and Mental Health to examine the following: changes in the prevalence of concern about violence in individuals’ own homes during the pandemic; the characteristics of those who expressed concern; and the prevalence of concerns for specific household members. Among Canadians, the prevalence of concern about violence in individuals’ own homes decreased significantly between July and Fall 2020 (5.8% to 4.2%). Among women, the characteristics that were significantly associated with higher adjusted odds of concern about household violence included larger household size and lower household income. Lower education among women was associated with lower adjusted odds of concern. The associations with higher adjusted odds of concern among men included: being an immigrant, larger household size, and lower household income. From Fall 2020 to Spring 2021, the prevalence of concerns for oneself and for a child/children increased (1.7% to 2.5% and 1.0% to 2.5%, respectively), but concern for other adults in the household decreased (1.9% to 1.2%). Ongoing surveillance is needed to understand vulnerable populations’ exposure to household violence and to inform policies and programs. MDPI 2022-11-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9691068/ /pubmed/36429353 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214633 Text en © 2022 by the Crown. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Submitted for possible open access publication under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Blair, Dawn-Li Shields, Margot Tonmyr, Lil Concerns about Household Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title | Concerns about Household Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full | Concerns about Household Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_fullStr | Concerns about Household Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Concerns about Household Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_short | Concerns about Household Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_sort | concerns about household violence during the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9691068/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429353 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214633 |
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