Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant problem with several negative health outcomes. Disasters are linked to increased IPV, but little is known about reporting of and strategies to address IPV during the COVID-19 pandemic. This review maps the IPV reporting during the pandemic and interventions to prevent and respond to IPV in 11 Western and Southern European countries. Methods Government websites, news articles and pre-prints were searched using the terms ‘domestic violence’ or ‘violence’ in combination with ‘Covid’ or ‘Corona’. Embase, PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar were searched using the terms ‘domestic violence’ and ‘partner violence’ and ‘interventions’. Results Six countries showed an increase in domestic violence reports (Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Spain and UK), two countries a drop (Italy and Portugal), two countries showed no change (The Netherlands and Switzerland) and one country did not provide comparative data (Germany). Common measures to address IPV were starting a campaign (nine countries), creating online support (seven), more funding for alternative accommodation (seven) and support (eight) and use of a code word (four). Conclusions IPV reports or helpline calls in Western and Southern European countries in the first weeks of COVID-19 measures increased in six countries, remained the same in two countries and showed a decrease in two countries. While this review cannot ascertain the impact of the measures taken by the countries during the pandemic and beyond, this mapping provides a foundation for future research, and an opportunity to trace the efficacy of these strategies.

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西欧和南欧国家 COVID-19 大流行期间的亲密伴侣暴力


背景 亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 是一个严重问题，会带来多种负面健康后果。灾害与 IPV 增加有关，但人们对 COVID-19 大流行期间 IPV 的报告和解决策略知之甚少。本次审查绘制了 11 个西欧和南欧国家大流行期间的 IPV 报告以及预防和应对 IPV 的干预措施。方法 使用“家庭暴力”或“暴力”与“新冠”或“新冠”相结合的术语来搜索政府网站、新闻文章和预印本。 Embase、PubMed、Scopus 和 Google Scholar 均使用“家庭暴力”、“伴侣暴力”和“干预”等术语进行搜索。结果 六个国家的家庭暴力报告增加（奥地利、比利时、法国、爱尔兰、西班牙和英国），两个国家下降（意大利和葡萄牙），两个国家没有变化（荷兰和瑞士），一个国家没有变化提供比较数据（德国）。解决 IPV 问题的常见措施包括开展运动（九个国家）、创建在线支持（七项）、为替代住宿（七项）和支持（八项）提供更多资金以及使用暗语（四项）。结论 在采取 COVID-19 措施的第一周内，西欧和南欧国家的 IPV 报告或求助热线电话有 6 个国家有所增加，有 2 个国家保持不变，有 2 个国家有所减少。虽然本次审查无法确定各国在大流行期间及之后采取的措施的影响，但这种映射为未来的研究奠定了基础，并提供了追踪这些策略有效性的机会。