Situation of domestic violence in the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador, a systematic review

Abstract

Domestic violence is a public health problem that concerns countries, whether due to high rates or the consequences in society, also in extreme circumstances experienced in the COVID-19 pandemic, the statistics of complaints and alarms did not wait, and Ecuador does not escape this reality. Starting from the official information published between March 2020 and June 2022 by the Ministry of Public Health-MSP and the Integrated Security Service-ECU-911, a systematic review (RS) was carried out, through which it was searched, collected, and analyzed information related to the variables selected for documentary research. The findings allowed access to information on intrafamily violence during the time of confinement by COVID-19 in Ecuador, with the results that the MSP published 13 potentially relevant documents, of which only 2 meet the inclusion criteria of the variables under study. For its part, 31 potentially relevant documents were obtained from the official ECU911 website, of which 12 documents were selected. In addition, significant changes in the behavior of the Ecuadorian population are evident in and after the period of confinement, however, one might think that, although the incidence of intrafamily violence increased during the pandemic, the structural causes and cultural factors are still present in the families. Therefore, the importance of "education" for the transformation of society, promoting the construction of a conflict-free society through dialogue, participation, and empathy.