Emerging responses implemented to prevent and respond to violence against women and children in WHO European member states during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review of online media reports
Autor: | Isabelle Pearson, Zara Quigg, Heidi Stöckl, Zhamin Yelgezekova, Åsa Nihlén, Isabel Yordi Aguirre, Nadia Butler |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Civil society Domestic Violence child protection World Health Organization 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine HV RA0421 Pandemic medicine Humans Social media 030212 general & internal medicine Mass Media Child Pandemics Mass media Government Internet business.industry Public health public health COVID-19 General Medicine Grey literature Public relations protection 030227 psychiatry Europe Child protection Communicable Disease Control Medicine Female business |
Zdroj: | BMJ Open BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss 4 (2021) |
ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
Popis: | ObjectivesThis study aims to explore the strategies that governments and civil society organisations implemented to prevent and respond to the anticipated rise in violence against women and/or children (VAWC) during the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.DesignA scoping review and content analysis of online media reports.SettingWHO European region.MethodsA scoping review of media reports and publications and a search of other grey literature (published from 1 January to 17 September 2020). Primary and secondary outcome measures included measures implemented by governments, public services and non-governmental and civil organisations to prevent or respond to VAWC during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.ResultsOur study found that in 52 of the 53 member states there was at least one measure undertaken to prevent or respond to VAWC during the pandemic. Government-led or government-sponsored measures were the most common, reported in 50 member states. Non-governmental and other civil society-led prevention and response measures were reported in 40 member states. The most common measure was the use of media and social media to raise awareness of VAWC and to provide VAWC services through online platforms, followed by measures taken to expand and/or maintain helpline services for those exposed to violence.ConclusionThe potential increase in VAWC during COVID-19-imposed restrictions and lockdowns resulted in adaptations and/or increases in prevention and response strategies in nearly all member states. The strength of existing public health systems influenced the requirement and choice of strategies and highlights the need for sustaining and improving violence prevention and response services. Innovative strategies employed in several member states may offer opportunities for countries to strengthen prevention and responses in the near future and during similar emergencies. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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