Abstract
The objective was to analyze the scientific evidence on assistance strategies provided to women, victims of gender violence, in several countries, in the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a narrative review of the literature, by searching PubMed, Scopus and Virtual Health Library databases, using the keywords “COVID-19” and “women” and “violence”. Seventy-six publications were initially found. After the selection, based on the inclusion criteria and the answers to the guiding question, 25 articles were used, submitted to the analysis of semantic content. There were five categories of analysis: Internet accessibility, telehealth and digital exclusion; Emergency telephone lines for reporting violence during the pandemic; Readjustment/expansion of services to combat COVID-19 to assist women victims of violence; Health education and intersectoral actions - interface with media programs; State actions and society responses. It is concluded that the main evidenced actions are anchored in the support and intersectoral actions proposed by the governments. It will help the State to develop strategies, enabling health professionals to rethink their practice, in a contextualized way to the current reality, from welcoming women to notification of suspicion, as well as health education for the empowerment of victims.
Highlights
Between the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, the world was immersed in one of the greatest health problems, with dire consequences for all social segments: the infection by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the coronavirus disease syndrome (COVID-19), which reached pandemic proportions after its outbreak was detected in the Chinese province of Hubei, due to its rapid spread and a high potential for contamination1,2.The World Health Organization (WHO) directed the implementation of strict measures to prevent and control the spread of the new coronavirus, which were adopted by several governments
The objective was to analyze the scientific evidence on assistance strategies provided to women, victims of gender violence, in several countries, in the COVID-19 pandemic
There were five categories of analysis: Internet accessibility, telehealth and digital exclusion; Emergency telephone lines for reporting violence during the pandemic; Readjustment/expansion of services to combat COVID-19 to assist women victims of violence; Health education and intersectoral actions - interface with media programs; State actions and society responses
Summary
Between the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, the world was immersed in one of the greatest health problems, with dire consequences for all social segments: the infection by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the coronavirus disease syndrome (COVID-19), which reached pandemic proportions after its outbreak was detected in the Chinese province of Hubei, due to its rapid spread and a high potential for contamination1,2.The World Health Organization (WHO) directed the implementation of strict measures to prevent and control the spread of the new coronavirus, which were adopted by several governments. It is noteworthy that many countries have shown insufficient amounts of diagnostic tests (leading to underreporting), the inability of health services to absorb the sick population, increasing the potential mortality, especially in groups of people who experience the invisibility of the State. It is noteworthy that many countries have shown insufficient amounts of diagnostic tests (leading to underreporting), the inability of health services to absorb the sick population, increasing the potential mortality, especially in groups of people who experience the invisibility of the State3,4 In this context of invisibility and state negligence, women stand out, whose gender disparities, violence, have increased, according to news media reports, reports in social networks and reports from organizations that are focused on monitoring and supporting women, with scarce official data, due to underreporting. Another study found that some 243 million women or girls worldwide had experienced intimate partner violence, increasing during this pandemic period and revealing a damaging facet of social isolation and confinement of entire families at home for longer periods
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