The COVID-19 Pandemic and Intimate Partner Violence against Women in the Czech Republic: Incidence and Associated Factors

Leona Plášilová, Martin Hůla, Lucie Krejčová and Kateřina Klapilová
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Leona Plášilová: Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, 182 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Martin Hůla: Laboratory of Evolutionary Sexology and Psychopathology, Applied Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, National Institute of Mental Health, 250 67 Klecany, Czech Republic
Lucie Krejčová: Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, 182 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Kateřina Klapilová: Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, 182 00 Prague, Czech Republic

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 19, 1-14

Abstract: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a burning social issue worldwide. According to global statistics, the incidence of IPV has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to restrictive measures (e.g., reduced social contacts, the need to stay at home often with a perpetrator in the same household). This study aims to provide data about the incidence of IPV and its associated factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic. A representative online sample of 429 Czech women living with a partner at least 3 months before COVID-19 participated in the study. In an online interview, women reported IPV incidents 3 months before and during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using non-parametric repeated measures ANOVA, a significant difference between the total IPV score and the given time periods was found. In addition, the results of the research showed a significant effect of the tension in the relationship with the partner, depression rate, and partner support on the total IPV score in the first and second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. These results bring important insights into IPV incidence during the COVID-19 pandemic and suggest factors that might lead to an increased risk of IPV.

Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; intimate partner violence; sexual health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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