Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

August 14, 2020

Exacerbation of Physical Intimate Partner Violence during COVID-19 Lockdown

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  • An analysis of patients at a Boston hospital found a 1.8-fold higher incidence of intimate partner violence during the early COVID-19 pandemic (March 11 to May 3, 2020) (n=26), compared to the same period over the past three years (n=42). The severity of abuse also increased. Abuse victims were more likely to be ethnically white (65% during 2020 versus 26% during the reference period).  

Gosangi et al. (Aug 2020). Exacerbation of Physical Intimate Partner Violence during COVID-19 Lockdown. Radiology. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2020202866