Open AccessSexual Violence and Other Complications of Corona Virus in Amhara Metropolitan Cities, Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Lijalem Melie Tesfaw,
Aragaw Bizualem Kassie,
Belaynesh Tazebew
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s297148
Subject(s) - transactional sex , medicine , pandemic , demography , environmental health , distress , logistic regression , gerontology , covid-19 , clinical psychology , sociology , population , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , research methodology
The onset of corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic brought about multiple crises with financial, social, and political dimensions, and problems involving absence or scarcity of medication, food, and other amenities. COVID led to reports of severe hunger, stress, sexual violence, and associated complications. This study was aimed at assessing the prevalence of sexual violence, hunger, stress, indoor fighting, and related complications caused by the corona virus, and determining factors associated with it.