Changes in ambulance departures for assault calls during COVID‐19 pandemic restrictions DOI
Vojtěch Pišl, Jan Vevera, Lubomír Štěpánek

et al.

Aggressive Behavior, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 49(1), P. 76 - 84

Published: Oct. 28, 2022

Abstract Restrictions related to COVID‐19 changed the daily behavior of people, including expression violence. Although an increased incidence violent behavior, especially domestic violence, was expected during pandemic, retrospective analyses have yielded mixed results. Records ambulance departures address injuries caused by assaults in Pilsen region, Czech Republic, restrictive measures national state emergency were compared data from 3 previous years using general linear models. The number and severity analyzed for whole sample separately patients either sex, residential or nonresidential locations, Controlling seasonal effects, decreased 39% pandemic restrictions years. No difference found between effects on resulting injury a male female patient. decrease specifically pronounced while no effect observed locations assaults. Pandemic associated with that required services. those assaulted outside their homes, we support increase violence against women. may served as protective rather than risk factor severe enough warrant call

Language: Английский

Long-term poverty, financial distress and physical assault experienced by households in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Tiffany Joy Hector, Ashley van Niekerk, Lu‐Anne Swart

et al.

Social Sciences & Humanities Open, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11, P. 101342 - 101342

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Changes in ambulance departures for assault calls during COVID‐19 pandemic restrictions DOI
Vojtěch Pišl, Jan Vevera, Lubomír Štěpánek

et al.

Aggressive Behavior, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 49(1), P. 76 - 84

Published: Oct. 28, 2022

Abstract Restrictions related to COVID‐19 changed the daily behavior of people, including expression violence. Although an increased incidence violent behavior, especially domestic violence, was expected during pandemic, retrospective analyses have yielded mixed results. Records ambulance departures address injuries caused by assaults in Pilsen region, Czech Republic, restrictive measures national state emergency were compared data from 3 previous years using general linear models. The number and severity analyzed for whole sample separately patients either sex, residential or nonresidential locations, Controlling seasonal effects, decreased 39% pandemic restrictions years. No difference found between effects on resulting injury a male female patient. decrease specifically pronounced while no effect observed locations assaults. Pandemic associated with that required services. those assaulted outside their homes, we support increase violence against women. may served as protective rather than risk factor severe enough warrant call

Language: Английский

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2