Domestic Violence against Women during COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal

Authors

  • Madhu Koirala Dhital Research Assistant, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
  • Raju Laudari Department of Applied Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University
  • Vickie Owens Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
  • Nabin Regmi Hope International College, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Shalik Ram Dhital National Health Education, Information and Communication Center, Kathmandu, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61814/jkahs.v6i2.552

Keywords:

community, COVID-19, domestic violence, health promotion, Nepal

Abstract

Domestic violence perpetrated is a public health problem commonly for women in developing nation like Nepal.
Major causes of domestic violence are unemployment, alcohol drink, lack of education, loneliness, crowded living
spaces, lack of privacy. These factors may be aggravated by pandemic such as COVID-19. Women experience
from domestic violence due to dominant patriarchal culture combined with a lack of self-awareness and education
amongst adult males. Domestic violence is mostly instigated by intimate partners and maybe intensified due to the
unusual stress of pandemic stress and spending increased time with wives and families. Domestic violence usually
manifested in the form of adverse physical, mental and social health. The COVID-19 pandemic may have increased
that adverse health of women in Nepal. Preventive strategies of domestic violence could be self-awareness,
counselling, create a job, stop living alone at home, sharing with all family members and strong governmental
rules. This paper argues the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on domestic violence and possible preventive strategies
of domestic violence.

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Published

2023-08-31

How to Cite

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Koirala Dhital M, Laudari R, Owens V, Regmi N, Dhital SR. Domestic Violence against Women during COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal. Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences [Internet]. 2023Aug.31 [cited 2024May13];6(2). Available from: https://jkahs.org.np/jkahs/index.php/jkahs/article/view/552

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2023): JKAHS; May-Aug Issue (17)

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