Impacto de la pandemia covid-19 sobre la violencia femenina en edades de 15 a 60 años de la parroquia Guanujo, Bolívar, periodo 2020-2021.

Abstract

The aim was to evaluate the impact of the confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the risk factors for the increase of violence against women in ages 15 to 60 years old in Guanujo parish, Bolívar, period 2020-2021. A survey was applied to explore the different forms of violence (physical, psychological, sexual and patrimonial) that women experienced during their life cycle, in the different areas of social events: familiar or interpersonal relationships, educational, work, health and community; the study is descriptive – non-experimental and its design is a longitudinal group evolutionary analysis. The indicators obtained supported to confirm the prevalence of violence against women in the parish under study in the period established during the COVID-19 pandemic confinement. Furthermore, a total of 9% increase in the perception of violence was perceived in relation to the year 2020 to 2021, 1 to 2 cases per month, data that should be taken into consideration due to the risk factors that Guanujo community has, such as the limited incomes considering that the majority of the sample, a 28% are housewives who do not have a source of income on their own. A high percentage of the group, a 19,7% are married women who do not have a job of are economically dependent on their partners. Additionally, the population has a low educational level; the 21,2% of the people have high school education and it is where the largest prevalence of violence was observed. The information collected allowed to conclude statistical data and to measure the population’s risk of exposure to violence among the different groups of the population, revealing a considerable increase in violence between the years 2020 and 2021 for this specific population.It is recommended to extend research related to this study, particularly for populations with socio demographic risk factors which in the present research showed to be exposure factors, with the aim to promote public policies that favor the eradication of gender violence.