The Thai Health Promotion Foundation reports aggravated domestic violence has risen in Thailand due to the effects of Covid-19. The pandemic has caused domestic violence cases to skyrocket in Thailand as result of falling household incomes and increased alcohol consumption.


According to a nationwide survey carried out by the foundation, cases of domestic violence surged by 66% since virus control measures were introduced in March. ThaiHealth’s Director of Wellbeing Promotion for Vulnerable Individuals, Poranee Phuprasert said on Wednesday that the South showed the highest increase in the number of domestic violence cases. Cases surged by 48%, while Bangkok saw the smallest increase at 26%.


The increases were mainly driven by frustration over dwindling household incomes as jobs disappeared due to the pandemic, and an increase in alcohol intake during lockdown, the report said. The director said Thailand has one of the highest rates of violence against women in the world, as per the United Nations’ Office on Drugs and Crime’s figures.

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