Domestic Violence in Lebanon during covid 19

  Domestic Violence in Lebanon   During COVID-19 By Hwayda Barakat   Abstract Globally, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, reports of domestic abuse have increased. Using scientific and news reports about violence against women during COVID-19, this research examines how different factors contribute to violence against women worldwide and its consequences on the society as a whole, with some focus on Lebanon. Violence types addressed in this research will be domestic violence and intimate partner violence. To understand the link between violence against women and the multidimensional interplay between different factors operating during the pandemic lockdown. I classified these factors into four groups: environmental, societal (community), relationship, and economical burden.   Keywords:  violence against women. - COVID-19, pandemic domestic violence, intimate partner violence. Background     O n March 11 2020, the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 coronavirus infect