Abstract：
Reported cases of Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) have increased since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdowns. Understanding the general public\'s view about DVA is vital, as it would help develop targeted interventions and effective public policies to tackle this rising problem in society. Our qualitative study investigated the public awareness, attitudes and perceptions towards DVA, and explored mechanisms to tackle DVA in the community setting in the UK.
The research team conducted personal interviews with 29 community dwelling adults who responded to study invitations and adverts on social media. We used a topic guide to ensure consistency across the interviews, which were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed thematically to detect emergent themes concerning DVA.
All respondents were aware of the concept of abuse. Thirty-eight percent declared either having experienced DVA directly or that they knew someone close to being abused. More than half of the respondents were not aware of existing DVA supportive services in the UK. Overarching themes generated from the contextual analysis included contributing factors for DVA, challenges and barriers facing victims and proposals for future interventions.
Community dwelling adults have a good understanding of the impacts of DVA, but many fail to recognise specific instances or events in their daily lives contributing to DVA. Raising public awareness, particularly in children through the school curriculum, highlighting existing support services and introducing the routine use of short screening tools for DVA in health and social care settings can increase awareness, early identification and signposting to effective interventions. Sustained, multi-level community facing interventions are recommended to reduce stigma and fear associated with DVA.
The research team conducted personal interviews with 29 community dwelling adults who responded to study invitations and adverts on social media. We used a topic guide to ensure consistency across the interviews, which were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed thematically to detect emergent themes concerning DVA.
All respondents were aware of the concept of abuse. Thirty-eight percent declared either having experienced DVA directly or that they knew someone close to being abused. More than half of the respondents were not aware of existing DVA supportive services in the UK. Overarching themes generated from the contextual analysis included contributing factors for DVA, challenges and barriers facing victims and proposals for future interventions.
Community dwelling adults have a good understanding of the impacts of DVA, but many fail to recognise specific instances or events in their daily lives contributing to DVA. Raising public awareness, particularly in children through the school curriculum, highlighting existing support services and introducing the routine use of short screening tools for DVA in health and social care settings can increase awareness, early identification and signposting to effective interventions. Sustained, multi-level community facing interventions are recommended to reduce stigma and fear associated with DVA.
摘要：
自COVID-19大流行和随之而来的封锁以来，报告的家庭暴力和虐待(DVA)病例有所增加。了解公众对DVA的看法至关重要，因为这将有助于制定有针对性的干预措施和有效的公共政策，以解决社会上这个日益严重的问题。我们的定性研究调查了公众意识，对DVA的态度和看法，并探索了在英国社区环境中解决DVA的机制。
研究小组对29名社区居住的成年人进行了个人访谈，这些成年人在社交媒体上回应了研究邀请和广告。我们使用了主题指南来确保面试的一致性，是录音的，以主题方式转录和分析，以检测与DVA有关的紧急主题。
所有受访者都知道滥用的概念。38％的人表示直接经历了DVA，或者他们知道有人接近被虐待。超过一半的受访者不知道英国现有的DVA支持服务。上下文分析产生的总体主题包括DVA的影响因素，受害者面临的挑战和障碍以及未来干预措施的建议。
社区居住的成年人对DVA的影响有很好的了解，但是许多人无法识别日常生活中导致DVA的特定实例或事件。提高公众意识，特别是通过学校课程的儿童，强调现有的支持服务，并在健康和社会护理环境中引入DVA短期筛查工具的常规使用，可以提高人们的认识，早期识别和有效干预措施的路标。持续,建议采取面向社区的多层次干预措施，以减少与DVA相关的耻辱和恐惧。
研究小组对29名社区居住的成年人进行了个人访谈，这些成年人在社交媒体上回应了研究邀请和广告。我们使用了主题指南来确保面试的一致性，是录音的，以主题方式转录和分析，以检测与DVA有关的紧急主题。
所有受访者都知道滥用的概念。38％的人表示直接经历了DVA，或者他们知道有人接近被虐待。超过一半的受访者不知道英国现有的DVA支持服务。上下文分析产生的总体主题包括DVA的影响因素，受害者面临的挑战和障碍以及未来干预措施的建议。
社区居住的成年人对DVA的影响有很好的了解，但是许多人无法识别日常生活中导致DVA的特定实例或事件。提高公众意识，特别是通过学校课程的儿童，强调现有的支持服务，并在健康和社会护理环境中引入DVA短期筛查工具的常规使用，可以提高人们的认识，早期识别和有效干预措施的路标。持续,建议采取面向社区的多层次干预措施，以减少与DVA相关的耻辱和恐惧。
