The prevalence of violence and its association with mental health among the Iranian population in one year after the outbreak of COVID-19 disease

BMC Psychiatry

Research

Elham Faghihzadeh¹  Seyed Abbas Bagheri Yazdi²  Marzieh Hajibabaei³  Seyedeh Elham Sharafi³  Ahmad Ali Noorbala⁴  Koorosh Kamali⁵  Azam Maleki⁵  Zarrintaj Hoseinzade⁵ 

[1] Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran;Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran, Tehran, Iran;Psychosomatic Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Psychosomatic Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Roozbeh Hospital, South Kargar AV., 13185/1741, Tehran, Iran;Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran;

关键词: COVID-19;    Violence;    Mental health;    Iran;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-022-04444-7

 received in 2022-06-03, accepted in 2022-12-01,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundCOVID-19 spread between and across nearly every country, with considerable negative health consequences. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of violence and its association with mental health among Iranians older than 15 years in 2020.MethodsData was collected through National Mental Health Survey on 24,584 Iranians older than 15 years in 2020. were analyzed to determine the prevalence of violence and its association with mental health. Multi-stage sampling method was used, and data on demographic characteristics and domestic-social violence and mental health (GHQ-28) were collected. Data analysis was administered using descriptive statistics and a chi-square test at a 95% level.ResultsThe mean age of participants was 44.18 ± 16.4 years. The overall prevalence of domestic and social violence was 11.4% and 5.5%, respectively. Verbal violence was the most common type; with 61.8% and 66.8% for domestic and social violence, respectively. A suspected case of mental disorder, female gender, being younger than 25 years, living apart together, unemployment, low education, and history of COVID-19 infection presented a significant association with domestic and social violence (p > 0.05).ConclusionIn comparison to the previous study in 2015, the prevalence of violence has increased. Therefore, domestic and social violence are the social concerns of Iranian society, indicating the necessity of appropriate interventions, particularly for those suspected of mental disorders and young women with low education levels.

【 授权许可】

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