ArticleArchives of women's mental health2020
Women's mental health: acute impact of COVID-19 pandemic on domestic violence.
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98 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Is anybody out there? Tackling intimate partner violence as a hidden pandemic during COVID times and beyond: factors, impact, and recommendations, a systematic review and meta-analyses.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Violence During the First Year of the Pandemic: An Integrative Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2025Pooled it
- Association between problematic social networking use and anxiety symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Women's mental health and COVID-19: increased vulnerability and inequalities.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of depression, anxiety in China during the COVID-19 pandemic: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Epidemics, Lockdown Measures and Vulnerable Populations: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review of the Evidence of Impacts on Mother and Child Health in Low-and Lower-Middle-Income Countries.International journal of health policy and management · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression Among the General Population in Africa During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Changes in Prevalence and Severity of Domestic Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Mental Health during the COVID-19 Crisis in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Challenges in Shared Parenting Among Racial Minority Women Survivors of Domestic Violence With Young Children.Race and justice · 2025Article
- Effects of a gender-responsive maternal, newborn and child health program on health and economic outcomes during COVID-19 in Kenya: a mixed-methods study.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Comparison of the Depression Disorder and Related Psychosocial Disorders Before and After Contracting COVID-19 in Women Attending Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2025Article
- Impact of Teleworking on Work-Related and Home-Related Stress at During the First Global Lockdown-The International COVISTRESS Study.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- Nationwide longitudinal study reveals impact of both national restriction levels and genetic risk factors on loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Epidemiology of interpersonal violence among Mexican children and adolescents: a national analysis of injury data from public hospitals from 2015 to 2022.BMC public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic created a situation of general distress. Although the focus has been initially more on the physical health during the pandemic, mental health concerns linked to the lockdown have quickly risen. This study aims to assess the effect of the COVID-19-related lockdown on Tunisian women's mental health and gender-based violence. An online survey was conducted, using the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21) and the Facebook Bergen Addiction Scale (FBAS). We chose a female-exclusive social group on Facebook and used the snowball sampling method. A total of 751 participants originating from all the Tunisian regions completed the questionnaire. More than half of the participants (57.3%) reported extremely severe distress symptoms, as per the DASS-21. Those who had a history of mental illness and who were allegedly abused during lockdown were found to have more severe symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Around 40% of women reported problematic social media use. Violence against women also reportedly increased significantly during the lockdown (from 4.4 to 14.8%; p < 0.001). Psychological abuse was the most frequent type of violence (96%). Women who had experienced abuse before the lockdown were at an increased risk of violence during lockdown (p < 0.001; OR = 19.34 [8.71-43.00]). To our knowledge, this is the first study that evaluates the acute impact of COVID-19 on mental health and violence against women in Tunisia, Africa, and the Arab world. It may be a sound basis for developing a more effective psychological intervention aimed at women in these regions.
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