COVID-19 and its effect on intimate partner violence : Example from US

The COVID-19 was declared as a controllable pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020 (WHO, 2020). Measures have supported in controlling the infection rates and flatten the pandemic curve in different countries. However, it has still affected the societies adversely by increasing an individual's financial, social and psychological burden (Nicola, et.al, 2020; Hossain et al, 2020), these repercussions have reflected more on vulnerable women who live with abusive partner (pregnant women, women with underlying conditions and women with disabilities)and their survival safety have been compromised. As many vulnerable women trapped indoors with their abusers, especially during quarantine conditions, which are usually associated with substance misuse and stress, are at risk of domestic violence (DM) (Mazza, et.al, 2020