COVID-19 impact on gender-based violence among women in South Africa during lockdown: A narrative review

COVID-19, first detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, was declared a global pandemic by the WHO following the rapid spread of cases worldwide. The pandemic resulted in governments enforcing nationwide lockdowns, halting economic activities except for essential services. The literature search f...

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Published in:African journal of reproductive health Vol. 26; no. 7; pp. 59 - 71
Main Authors: Ndlovu, Sithembiso, Mulondo, Mutshidzi, Tsoka-Gwegweni, Joyce, Ndirangu, James
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Benin City Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC) 01.07.2022
Women's Health and Action Research Centre
Subjects:
Abstracts
Africa
Alcohol use
Bibliographic literature
China
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease prevention
Domestic violence
Drinking behavior
Economic activity
Epidemics
GBV
Gender-based violence
Internet/Web search services
Intervention
Job losses
Librarians
Literature reviews
lockdown
Mental health services
pandemic
Pandemics
Psychological distress
Public health
Search engines
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Sociology
South Africa
Stress (Psychology)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda
Violence
Women
Womens health
South Africa
Uganda
China
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
ISSN:1118-4841, 2141-3606
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Summary:COVID-19, first detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, was declared a global pandemic by the WHO following the rapid spread of cases worldwide. The pandemic resulted in governments enforcing nationwide lockdowns, halting economic activities except for essential services. The literature search for this review was limited to African peer-reviewed articles and studies published in English between March 2020 and July 2021. EBSCOhost (PubMed, EBSCOhost, APA PsycArticles, APA PsychINFO, Academic Search Ultimate, Africa-Wide Information, Sociology Source Ultimate, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL with full text, and MEDLINE) electronic database platforms and the Google Scholar search engine and bibliographies of identified sources were used to identify studies that are included in the review. 82 studies were identified for this review and 18 were included in the synthesis. Multiple factors contributed to the surge in gender-based violence (GBV) cases in South Africa, including alcohol availability and consumption, job losses, financial dependence, psychological distress, and emotional imbalances. Effective intervention strategies are proposed, calling for more research to better understand women's experiences of GBV during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ISSN:1118-4841
2141-3606
DOI:10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i7.7