The Psychological Impact of War and the Refugee Situation on South Sudanese Children in Refugee Camps in Northern Uganda: An Exploratory Study

Subject The situation of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda. Significance When South Sudan’s warring parties signed a peace agreement in September 2018, there was hope that some of the country’s 4.5 million displaced people might begin to return home. Almost two years on, 4.3 million remain displaced. However, for communities such as the South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda, the COVID-19 crisis is creating new sets of pressures, which could prompt new returns, albeit in undesirable circumstances. Impacts Uganda and South Sudan both face a rising risk of new desert locust infestations, which could further exacerbate food insecurity. COVID-19 restrictions have left many refugee camps with major staffing shortages, which will further impact on service delivery. COVID-19 in crowded UN protection of civilians sites will increase pressures from the government and UN for residents to return home.

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Psychological impact of type-1 diabetes mellitus on parents: an exploratory study from North India

International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries ◽

10.1007/s13410-011-0040-4 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 174-179 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Sanjay Bhadada ◽

Sandeep Grover ◽

Suresh Kumar ◽

Anil Bhansali ◽

Shallu Jaggi

Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Type 1 Diabetes ◽

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Exploratory Study ◽

Psychological Impact ◽

North India

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Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Duties During Lockdown on Police Personnel and Their Perception About the Behavior of the People: an Exploratory Study from India

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction ◽

10.1007/s11469-020-00408-8 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sandeep Grover ◽

Swapnajeet Sahoo ◽

Devakshi Dua ◽

Aseem Mehra ◽

Ritu Nehra

Keyword(s):

Exploratory Study ◽

Psychological Impact ◽

The People ◽

Police Personnel

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Towards identifying malnutrition among infants under 6 months: a mixed-methods study of South-Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980020004048 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Laura Moore ◽

Sinead O’Mahony ◽

Mark Shevlin ◽

Philip Hyland ◽

Hatty Barthorp ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Group Membership ◽

Refugee Camps ◽

Anthropometric Measures ◽

South Sudanese ◽

Arm Circumference ◽

Key Informant ◽

Mid Upper Arm Circumference ◽

Sudanese Refugees ◽

Weight For Age

Abstract Objectives: To determine (i) whether distinct groups of infants under 6 months old (U6M) were identifiable as malnourished based on anthropometric measures and if so to determine the probability of admittance to GOAL Ethiopia’s Management of At Risk Mothers and Infants (MAMI) programme based on group membership; (ii) whether there were discrepancies in admission using recognised anthropometric criteria, compared with group membership and (iii) the barriers and potential solutions to identifying malnutrition within U6M. Design: Mixed-methods approaches were used, whereby data collected by GOAL Ethiopia underwent: factor mixture modelling, χ2 analysis and logistic regression analysis. Qualitative analysis was performed through coding of key informant interviews. Setting: Data were collected in two refugee camps in Ethiopia. Key informant interviews were conducted remotely with international MAMI programmers and nutrition experts. Participants: Participants were 3444 South-Sudanese U6M and eleven key informants experienced in MAMI programming. Results: Well-nourished and malnourished groups were identified, with notable discrepancies between group membership and MAMI programme admittance. Despite weight for age z-scores (WAZ) emerging as the most discriminant measure to identify malnutrition, admittance was most strongly associated with mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC). Misconceptions surrounding malnutrition, a dearth of evidence and issues with the current identification protocol emerged as barriers to identifying malnutrition among U6M. Conclusions: Our model suggests that WAZ is the most discriminating anthropometric measure for malnutrition in this population. However, the challenges of using WAZ should be weighed up against the more scalable, but potentially overly sensitive and less accurate use of MUAC among U6M.

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Cultural Profiling During Passport Control: Ugandan Migration Officers’ Informal Selection Practices

Sociologus ◽

10.3790/soc.70.1.73 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 70 (1) ◽

pp. 73-89

Author(s):

Katrin Sowa

Keyword(s):

Ethnographic Study ◽

Security Policies ◽

Northern Uganda ◽

Informal Networks ◽

Cultural Stereotypes ◽

South Sudanese ◽

African Immigration ◽

Cultural Profiling ◽

Passport Control ◽

Selection Practices

Abstract Recently, northern Uganda has become a destination for inner-African immigration. As a result of new security policies, passport controls are intensifying at border posts and are being expanded across the country. During passport checks, officers often refer to national-cultural stereotypes in order to verify statements in identity documents. Stereotyping and profiling of ‘Somalian terrorists’ or ‘militant South Sudanese’ are used as pre-selection tools. At the same time, officers try to establish informal networks with immigrants as informants to make use of their cultural and linguistic expertise. The article is based on an ethnographic study of Ugandan police and immigration officers in 2014. Keywords: Uganda, South-South migration, profiling, citizenship, passport

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