@article{ref1,
title="The CoViD-19 pandemic and intimate partner violence against women in the Czech Republic: incidence and associated factors",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2021",
author="Plášilová, Leona and Hůla, Martin and Krejčová, Lucie and Klapilová, Kateřina",
volume="18",
number="19",
pages="e10502-e10502",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph181910502",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910502"
}