Resumen de Family functionality in women victims of domestic violence during COVID-19 times in areas of Lima

Rafael Romero Carazas, Victor Cornejo Aparicio, Jessica Karina Saavedra Vasconez, Mario Pedro Rodríguez Vásquez, Aida Maygualida Rodríguez Álvarez

• Background: During the lockdown, many families have anticipated a situation that compromises the relationships between their members, where communication within the home will play an important role in the family's emotional balance.Objective: The objective of this study is to determine family functioning in women victims of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in areas of Lima.Results: In the family communication dimension, we can observe that 737 (87%) of the women victims of domestic violence have very low communication with other family members, 31 (6%) have low family communication, 9 (2.9%) have moderate family communication, 13 (3.9%) have high family communication, and 4 (0.2%) have very high family communication.Conclusions: It is concluded that health services should be considered, where health professionals can identify situations of risk of violence within the home and how to prevent it.