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in an Australian study “…... But having experienced it first Development (DFID), the United Kingdom Research and
hand, I feel there’s not a lot of support for men, there’s not Innovation (UKRI) through the Newton Fund.
much help out there at all” (Gleeson, 2020). There were
also reported cases of homicide and homelessness. In a Funding
situation where the woman (partner) owns the house and None.
feels threatened by the man’s presence, the result could be
a possible eviction. However, further research is needed to Conflict of interest
explore some of these findings in other contexts. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
This study notably has some limitations. The IPV
cases in this study were reported mainly by male victims Author contributions
from developed countries such as the United Kingdom, Conceptualization: All authors
Australia, Norway, and Portugal; therefore, the findings Data curation: All authors
may not be adequate for understanding men’s experience Formal analysis: All authors
of IPV during the lockdown period in other contexts. Methodology: All authors
Besides, IPV cases among men may have been under- Writing–original draft: All authors
reported due to stigmatization and the feeling of shame. Writing–review & editing: All authors
These limitations notwithstanding that the findings are still
relevant in the public health domain. Both authors have read and agreed to the published version
of the manuscript.
5. Conclusion Ethics approval and consent to participate

This systematic review establishes that domestic abuse Not applicable.
toward men is less frequent, but in terms of severity, types,
and consequences, the abuse they are facing is similar to Consent for publication
the domestic abuse suffered by women. Therefore, the
discussion on domestic violence should be steered away Not applicable.
from a gender bias. To address the issue of domestic Availability of data
violence holistically, there is a need to open up a discussion
to promote zero tolerance of domestic abuse toward both Data used in this paper were derived from secondary
men and women. The global health community must also sources which are available to the public.
address men’s risks related to the pandemic and positively
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