Comparison of Help-Seeking Consultations for Domestic Violence Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan

Xerxes T Seposo

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.29421

Comparison of Help-Seeking Consultations for Domestic Violence Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Aug 1;5(8):e2229421. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.29421.

Author

Xerxes T Seposo^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
² School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study compares rates of help-seeking consultations for incident domestic violence before vs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Domestic Violence* / prevention & control
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Pandemics
Referral and Consultation