Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intimate partner violence in Sudan, Malawi and Kenya

Abstract The COVID-19 infection control and prevention measures have contributed to the increase in incidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and negatively impacted access to health and legal systems. The purpose of this commentary is to highlight the legal context in relation to IPV, and impact...

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Autores principales:	Salma A. E. Ahmed, Josephine Changole, Cynthia Khamala Wangamati
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 Intimate partner violence Legal environment Health systems response Sudan Malawi Gynecology and obstetrics RG1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:192ae46bf5f04fa1b147b01cf9b17d762021-11-14T12:31:29ZImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intimate partner violence in Sudan, Malawi and Kenya10.1186/s12978-021-01272-y1742-4755https://doaj.org/article/192ae46bf5f04fa1b147b01cf9b17d762021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01272-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/1742-4755Abstract The COVID-19 infection control and prevention measures have contributed to the increase in incidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and negatively impacted access to health and legal systems. The purpose of this commentary is to highlight the legal context in relation to IPV, and impact of COVID-19 on IPV survivors and IPV prevention and response services in Kenya, Malawi, and Sudan. Whereas Kenya and Malawi have ratified the Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and have laws against IPV, Sudan has yet to ratify the convention and lacks laws against IPV. Survivors of IPV in Kenya, Malawi and Sudan have limited access to quality health care, legal and psychosocial support services due to COVID-19 infection control and prevention measures. The existence of laws in Kenya and Malawi, which have culminated into establishment of IPV services, allows a sizable portion of the population to access IPV services in the pandemic period albeit sub-optimal. The lack of laws in Sudan means that IPV services are hardly available and as such, a minimal proportion of the population can access services. Civil society’s push in Kenya has led to prioritisation of IPV services. Thus, a vibrant civil society, committed governments and favourable IPV laws, can lead to better IPV services during the COVID-19 pandemic period.Salma A. E. AhmedJosephine ChangoleCynthia Khamala WangamatiBMCarticleCOVID-19Intimate partner violenceLegal environmentHealth systems responseSudanMalawiGynecology and obstetricsRG1-991ENReproductive Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 Intimate partner violence Legal environment Health systems response Sudan Malawi Gynecology and obstetrics RG1-991
spellingShingle	COVID-19 Intimate partner violence Legal environment Health systems response Sudan Malawi Gynecology and obstetrics RG1-991 Salma A. E. Ahmed Josephine Changole Cynthia Khamala Wangamati Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intimate partner violence in Sudan, Malawi and Kenya
description	Abstract The COVID-19 infection control and prevention measures have contributed to the increase in incidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and negatively impacted access to health and legal systems. The purpose of this commentary is to highlight the legal context in relation to IPV, and impact of COVID-19 on IPV survivors and IPV prevention and response services in Kenya, Malawi, and Sudan. Whereas Kenya and Malawi have ratified the Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and have laws against IPV, Sudan has yet to ratify the convention and lacks laws against IPV. Survivors of IPV in Kenya, Malawi and Sudan have limited access to quality health care, legal and psychosocial support services due to COVID-19 infection control and prevention measures. The existence of laws in Kenya and Malawi, which have culminated into establishment of IPV services, allows a sizable portion of the population to access IPV services in the pandemic period albeit sub-optimal. The lack of laws in Sudan means that IPV services are hardly available and as such, a minimal proportion of the population can access services. Civil society’s push in Kenya has led to prioritisation of IPV services. Thus, a vibrant civil society, committed governments and favourable IPV laws, can lead to better IPV services during the COVID-19 pandemic period.
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author	Salma A. E. Ahmed Josephine Changole Cynthia Khamala Wangamati
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title	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intimate partner violence in Sudan, Malawi and Kenya
title_short	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intimate partner violence in Sudan, Malawi and Kenya
title_full	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intimate partner violence in Sudan, Malawi and Kenya
title_fullStr	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intimate partner violence in Sudan, Malawi and Kenya
title_full_unstemmed	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intimate partner violence in Sudan, Malawi and Kenya
title_sort	impact of the covid-19 pandemic on intimate partner violence in sudan, malawi and kenya
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intimate partner violence in Sudan, Malawi and Kenya

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