Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a global pandemic and many have been victims of it long before Covid-19. International organizations have documented an increase in IPV reports during the current pandemic, raising awareness of the potential causes for such an increase. Reflecting on risk factors associated with IPV, and the underlying need of the perpetrators to exert control over the victims, it becomes increasingly important to understand how the current policies of social distancing, self-isolation, and lockdown can precipitate episodes of IPV. Furthermore, access to specialized services and health care can be compromised, and health care professionals face new challenges and demands imposed by the pandemic while managing IPV cases. This article begins by examining the main risk factors more commonly associated with IPV in the literature. It proceeds by reflecting on how these risk factors may be exacerbated during the Covid-19 pandemic, which can explain the increased number of reports. Finally, it emphasizes the new challenges faced by health care professionals, while assisting IPV victims during the pandemic and provides possible recommendations on actions to implement during and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic to prevent such cases.

亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）是一种全球性大流行，许多人早在Covid-19之前就已成为受害者。国际组织已经记录了在当前大流行期间IPV报告的增加，提高了人们对这种增加的潜在原因的认识。考虑到与IPV相关的风险因素，以及犯罪者对受害者施加控制的潜在需求，了解当前的社会疏远，自我孤立和封锁政策如何引发IPV发作变得越来越重要。此外，获取专业服务和医疗保健的机会可能会受到损害，而且医疗保健专业人员在管理IPV病例时会面临大流行带来的新挑战和新要求。本文首先研究文献中与IPV相关的主要危险因素。它通过思考在Covid-19大流行期间如何加剧这些风险因素来进行，这可以解释报告数量增加的原因。最后，它强调了医护人员面临的新挑战，同时在大流行期间向IPV受害者提供帮助，并就在Covid-19大流行期间及之后为防止此类病例而​​应采取的行动提供了可能的建议。