Timing of mortality among internally displaced persons due to the tsunami in Sri Lanka: cross sectional household survey

BACKGROUND: Immunization is an important and cost effective public health tool for controlling Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) among children. Developing countries have low level of immunization coverages. This is further compromised during armed conflicts and disasters with displacement of vulnerable populations leading to VPDs outbreaks. Tribal areas of Pakistan have been subjected to armed conflict for a long time with massive population displacement. METHODS: We conducted a cross sectional survey to assess the vaccination status of child under five of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) of Pakistan. We used a structured questionnaire to collect information from the caregivers in the IDP camp of Bannu, Khyber Pakhtukhwa. RESULTS: Overall immunization coverage was very low. Out of 480 children under 5 years, less than one-third (30.6%) were vaccinated against BCG, about a quarter (27.7%) had received the Pentavalent and measles vaccines. However, OPV coverage was excellent mostly amid to polio mass campaigns. CONCLUSION: Routine immunization coverage among the IDPs of North Waziristan agency in Pakistan is extremely poor. There is a need to improve the coverage to optimum level to avert any potential VPD outbreaks.

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Investigating relationship between psychological trait resilience and forgiveness among internally displaced persons

Psychology Community & Health ◽

10.5964/pch.v8i1.313 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 263-274

Author(s):

Izaddin Ahmad Aziz ◽

Murat Yıldırım

Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Ecological Resilience ◽

Internally Displaced Persons ◽

Displaced Persons ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Internally Displaced ◽

Psychological Trait ◽

Resilience Scale ◽

Adaptive Resilience ◽

Trait Resilience

Aim In general, conflict has many adverse effects on individuals’ lives. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between psychological trait resilience and forgiveness among internally displaced persons (IDPs). Method The sample consisted of 244 IDPs (111 males and 133 females) who have been exposed to various stressful situations. Age of participants ranged between 18 and 60 years (M = 32.63 years, SD = 8.18). Psychological Trait Resilience Scale and Enright Forgiveness Inventory were used through a cross-sectional study to collect data. Results The results showed that IDPs reported low levels of resilience and forgiveness. The results also indicated that ecological resilience was positively related with emotional, behavioral, and cognitive forgiveness, while engineering resilience was positively related with emotional and cognitive forgiveness. Adaptive resilience was found to be positively related with emotional forgiveness. Regression analysis indicated that ecological resilience uniquely predicted emotional, behavioral, and cognitive forgiveness after controlling for demographic characteristics. Conclusion These results suggest that higher levels of resilience are important for forgiveness among IDPs. Interventions aiming to enhance IDPs’ forgiveness should account for psychological trait resilience.

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Knowledge and Practice Regarding Coronavirus Disease Prevention (COVID-19) Among Internally Displaced Persons in Camps in Central Darfur Region, Sudan

Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.18502/sjms.v16i2.9287 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mohammed Abdelkrim Adam Abdelmalik ◽

Abdalbasit Adam Mariod ◽

Mohamed Adam Beraima ◽

Hammad Ali Fadlalmola ◽

Eltagi Elsadeg Sulliman Rahama ◽

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Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Study Data ◽

Internally Displaced Persons ◽

Displaced Persons ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Internally Displaced ◽

Adequate Knowledge ◽

Awareness Programs ◽

Knowledge And Practice

Background: The lacking healthcare system services in conflict areas and the emergence of infection with a pandemic of coronavirus disease may exacerbate the humanitarian crisis among the camp residents in the central Dafur region of Sudan. Adequate knowledge and practices are vital to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the knowledge and practice regarding COVID-19 among internally displaced persons in Sudan. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data were collected through an online survey using a self-administered questionnaire. Convenience sampling method was used for the internally displaced persons in two camps of Zalingei town, central Darfur region, Sudan. Results: In total, 143 participants responded; 75 (52.4%) of them were female, while 68 (47.6%) were male; 49 (34.3%) were between the age of 50 and 60 years; 78 (54.5%) were formally uneducated; 126 (88.1%) did not have a chronic disease; and 56 (39.2%) knew about COVID-19 from their relatives and friends. The overall mean of participants’ knowledge toward COVID-19 was 3.68 (SD ± 0.60(, denoting good with a rate of 73.6% and that of the practice was 2.65 (SD ±1.08), denoting moderate with a rate of 53%. A positive correlation was seen between knowledge and practice (r = 0.700, p < 0.000). Statistically significant differences were observed between the mean score of knowledge and practice with age, education, and information sources (p < 0.0001). While graduates showed a higher knowledge (116.29, p = 0.000), secondary respondents showed a higher practice (115.04, p = 0.000) than others. Conclusion: This study suggests educational intervention and awareness programs for uneducated and older people.

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INTEGRATING PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE WORKING WITH INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN SRI LANKA

Refugee Survey Quarterly ◽

10.1093/rsq/19.2.101 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 101-109

Author(s):

B. Schack

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

Internally Displaced Persons ◽

Displaced Persons ◽

Internally Displaced

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Changes in prevalence of mental disorders among internally displaced persons in central Sudan: a 1-year follow-up study

Global Mental Health ◽

10.1017/gmh.2020.16 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

Author(s):

Zienat Sanhori ◽

Edvard Hauff ◽

Arne H. Eide ◽

Ibrahimu Mdala ◽

Abdullah Abdelrahman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Disorders ◽

Household Survey ◽

Generalized Anxiety ◽

Internally Displaced Persons ◽

Displaced Persons ◽

Internally Displaced ◽

Follow Up Study ◽

Central Sudan

Abstract Background Sudan has one of the largest numbers of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the world, estimated at five million. The main cause of displacement was the civil war. Attention to the health and in particular the mental health of IDPs has been lacking. That includes limited population longitudinal data describing the “natural” fluctuations of mental morbidity among these groups. The aim of this study is to investigate the level and stability of mental disorders among IDPs over a 1-year period. Method In this 1-year follow-up of IDPs in two settlement areas in central Sudan, 1549 persons 18 years or older were interviewed twice using the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview. Trained psychologists collected the data in a random household survey in the selected IDP areas. Results We found overall high stability among those having and those free of mental disorders in this 1-year follow-up study. There were, however, discernible and statistically significant increases in overall new cases of mental disorders from T1 to T2 as major depression increased by 1.4%, generalized anxiety by 2.8% and social phobia by 1.4%. Conclusion The study revealed continued high levels and increases of mental disorders over time, although with a pattern of substantial persistence among those initially ill and limited recovery. This might be due to a complex set of factors such as unavailability of mental health services, poverty, low educational level and social exclusion.

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Incarceration and exposure to internally displaced persons camps associated with reproductive rights abuses among sex workers in northern Uganda

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care ◽

10.1136/jfprhc-2016-101492 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 43 (3) ◽

pp. 201-209 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Margaret Erickson ◽

Shira M Goldenberg ◽

Monica Akello ◽

Godfrey Muzaaya ◽

Paul Nguyen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Workplace Violence ◽

Sex Workers ◽

Independent Effect ◽

Northern Uganda ◽

Internally Displaced Persons ◽

Displaced Persons ◽

Reproductive Choice ◽

Gendered Violence ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Internally Displaced

BackgroundWhile female sex workers (FSWs) face a high burden of violence and criminalisation, coupled with low access to safe, non-coercive care, little is known about such experiences among FSWs in conflict-affected settings, particularly as they relate to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and rights. We explored factors associated with lifetime abortions among FSWs in northern Uganda; and separately modelled the independent effect of lifetime exposures to incarceration and living in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps on coerced and unsafe abortions.MethodsAnalyses are based on a community-based cross-sectional research project in Gulu District, northern Uganda (2011–2012) with The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Gulu, FSWs, and other community organisations. We conducted questionnaires, sex worker/community-led outreach to sex work venues, and voluntary HIV testing by TASO.ResultsOf 400 FSWs, 62 had ever accessed an abortion. In a multivariable model, gendered violence, both childhood mistreatment/or abuse at home [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 1.96; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.99–3.90] and workplace violence by clients (AOR 3.57; 95% CI 1.31–9.72) were linked to increased experiences of abortion. Lifetime exposure to incarceration retained an independent effect on increased odds of coerced abortion (AOR 5.16; 95% CI 1.39–19.11), and living in IDP camps was positively associated with unsafe abortion (AOR 4.71; 95% CI 1.42–15.61).Discussion and conclusionsThese results suggest a critical need for removal of legal and social barriers to realising the SRH rights of all women, and ensuring safe, voluntary access to reproductive choice for marginalised and criminalised populations of FSWs.

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Assessment of malnutrition among the internally - displaced old age people in the Tikrit City, Iraq

Journal of Ideas in Health ◽

10.47108/jidhealth.vol2.iss1.15 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 65-69

Author(s):

Nisreen M Ibrahim ◽

Nawar Sahib Khalil ◽

Ruqaya Subhi Tawfeeq

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Chronic Diseases ◽

Old Age ◽

Nutritional Assessment ◽

Mini Nutritional Assessment ◽

Steady Increase ◽

Internally Displaced Persons ◽

Displaced Persons ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Internally Displaced

Background: With the steady increase in the number of old age people, the prevalence of chronic diseases, and the health expenditures, the importance of preventing malnutrition is becoming more critical than ever. This study aimed to assess malnutrition among the internally- displaced old age people in Iraq. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study conducted between November 2016 and March 2017 at the Dream city camp for the internally - displaced persons in Tikrit city, Iraq. Data was collected using the valid (Arabic) version of the mini - nutritional assessment (MNA) questionnaire. The internally displaced persons (IDPs) interviewed, and the nutritional status assessed via the MNA, body mass index (BMI), mid-arm circumferences (MAC) and calf circumferences (CC) measures. Results: A total of 142 eligible old age persons, of which 40.2% were malnourished, and 35.2% were at risk of malnutrition. Among those with malnutrition, 40% were males, and 60% were females. Concerning comorbidity, 80% with positive malnutrition, had chronic diseases. DM reported a higher prevalence (46.5%) compared to other chronic diseases. Conclusion: The prevalence of malnutrition was high among the old age people resident at the displacement camp in Iraq. Both the deteriorating security situation and the lack of proper services have combined to exacerbate the nutritional status of older persons in displacement camps.

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