Factors associated with women suffering domestic violence during the last semester of the pandemic in Honduras-Central America

Espinoza-Turcios E.; Zambrano L.I.; Sosa-Mendoza C.; Castro-Ramos H.N.; Arias D.; Mejía C.R. · Critical Public Health (2025) · DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2025.2557016

Resumen

Mental health deterioration has been previously linked to domestic violence against women, and we wanted to study the factors associated with domestic violence against women during the latter half of the pandemic in Honduras. An Analytical and retrospective cross-sectional study, in which the primary variable was derived from the question, ‘Have you experienced domestic violence in the past 6 months?’, with respondents selecting possible types of violence. Of the 8442 Hondurans surveyed, 4.2% (352) perceived verbal violence, 1.9% (165) physical violence, and 1.3% (113) psychological violence. In the multivariate analysis, it was found that females (p = 0.001), those with a history of alcohol (p = 0.002) or drug use (p = 0.015), prior mental health conditions (p < 0.001), mild (p < 0.001), moderate (p < 0.001) or severe (p = 0.025) depression (p < 0.001) were more likely to have experienced domestic violence. In contrast, higher economic income (all p-values were <0.029) and being single (p = 0.003) or married (p < 0.001) are associated with less perception of domestic violence. Important factors are associated with suffering domestic violence in women: social factors and a history of mental illness, as well as alcohol and drug use in the home. In Honduras, women are particularly vulnerable to domestic violence due to inequality of opportunities, extreme poverty, and low levels of education.

Instituciones: Universidad Continental; Universidad de Huánuco