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Serajeddin Mahmoudiani, Kiyana Ghaedi,
Volume 20, Issue 2 (9-2022)
Abstract
Background and Aim: The pandemic of coronavirus can be considered as one of the most important issues in the world in the last two years. Undoubtedly, reducing the outbreak of coronavirus requires preventive behaviors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of preventive behaviors of people and its relationship with demographic and socio-economic variables.
Materials and Methods: A total of 385 residents aged 18 to 65 years in Shiraz City were surveyed using the cluster sampling method and a structured questionnaire. The SPSS.20 software was used to analyse the data.
Results: The findings showed that with increasing age and level of education preventive behaviors increased, while increasing income led to a decrease in such behaviors. Preventive behaviors were more common among women than men, and less common among employed people and housewives than students.
Conclusion: Preventive behaviors in connection the coronavirus are relatively acceptable but far from ideal. Men, young people and people with lower literacy levels should be given more attention in health-related teaching programs.
Seyyed Mahdi Seyyedzadeh, Khadijeh Jangi,
Volume 20, Issue 2 (9-2022)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Domestic violence is one of the most important cases of hidden victimization influenced by different factors. This research aimed to investigate the effect of Corona as a medical crisis on the level of domestic violence.
Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive research of the correlation type conducted on the statistical population of women in Mashhad City, the sample being 250 women in the outskirts of the city selected using the convenience sampling method. A researcher-developed questionnaire was used to get information related to the behavior of the husband when faced with different types of violence during a period of two years ─ one year before, and one year after, the corona virus outbreak. The Pearson's correlation coefficient method was used to find the semantic relationship of the variables. Results: The incidence of domestic violence has increased in the first year after the coronavirus outbreak. The highest and lowest shares of such violence were found to be related to emotional and verbal violence and sexual violence, respectively. The findings also showed a highly significant relationship between income and the increase in violence during the Corona era (P<0.01) but no statistically significant relationship between access to support services and increased violence. Finally, restricting access to gatherings was found to be the most important factor in increasing violence.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, it seems that policies related to imposing communication restrictions, home quarantine and the economic damage caused by them can be the main factors causing increased domestic violence due to coronavirus.
