scholarly journals PERSONAL FACTORS AS PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-98
Author(s):  
Victor Chidi Onyencho ◽  
Sadique Kwajaffa Pindar ◽  
Abdu Wakawa Ibrahim ◽  
Anthony Ali Mshelia ◽  
Said Mohammed Jidda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Internally Displaced

Displacement as a result of conflict or insurgency creates a permanent scar on the survivor with physical, psychological and social sequels; however personal factors play a significant role. Therefore, this study investigated personal factors as predictors of psychological distress among internally displaced persons in Maiduguri, Nigeria. In this cross-sectional study of survey type, the multi-stage sampling techniques were employed, and cluster sampling techniques were used to select two Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) camps. Two hundred and one IDPs residing in the camps were selected using purposive sampling techniques. Their age ranged between 18 and 65 years (M = 37.2; SD = 1.6). The results of Multiple Regression analysis showed that personality traits and a demographic factor (sex) jointly predicted psychological distress among IDPs. The variables jointly accounted for 22% variation R2 = .215 on psychological distress.  Regarding the individual contribution, neuroticism ß = .166; t = 2.34; p .05, conscientiousness ß = -.233; t = -3.36; p .05, openness to experience ß = -.169; t = -2.45; p .05 and sex ß = -.352; t = 5.17; p .05 made a significant prediction on IDPs psychological disturbances. The findings of this study revealed that the personal characteristics of an individual had a predictive influence on psychological distress among IDPs in Maiduguri, Nigeria.

scholarly journals CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION AMONG INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS) OF UNDER FIVE-YEARS FROM NORTH WAZIRISTAN AGENCY, PAKISTAN: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 36-40
Author(s):  
Shezina Sultan Ali ◽  
Ejaz Ahmad Khan ◽  
Mudassar Mushtaq ◽  
Mujib Ur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Immunization Coverage ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Optimum Level ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Under Five

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.

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

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.

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

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Abdelkrim Adam Abdelmalik ◽  
Abdalbasit Adam Mariod ◽  
Mohamed Adam Beraima ◽  
Hammad Ali Fadlalmola ◽  
Eltagi Elsadeg Sulliman Rahama ◽  
...  
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.

scholarly journals Effect of displacement on Adherence to TB Treatment: An observational study in TB patients from Internally Displaced Persons of Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farman Ullah Khan ◽  
Zahid Asghar ◽  
Muhammad Khalid Tipu ◽  
Asim .ur. Rehman ◽  
Asif Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Tb Treatment

Objective: This study was aimed to investigate adherence to TB treatment and outcomes among internally displaced patients in comparison with adjacent settled areas. Methods: The study was designed as an observational cross-sectional study among the TB patients of internally displaced populations (IDPs) of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) and adjacent settled areas of Bannu and Lakki Marwat (NIDPs). Based on the study inclusion and exclusion criteria 330 patients full filled the inclusion criteria and were assigned equally to both IDPs and NIDPs study groups. Odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval was calculated and p-values, 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: The treatment outcomes with the status of “cured” and “completed treatment” were better among NIDPs as compared to IDPs. Patients with treatment outcome status of “defaulted treatment”, “without documentary evidence, and “failure” were high in IDPs as compared to NIDPs. Adherence to TB treatment was better among NIDPs (50.9%) as compared to IDPs (39.4%). The patients showing non-adherence to TB treatment were more among IDPS (27.3%) then NIDPs (10.9%). Conclusion: Overall the results of this study revealed a poor adherence to the TB treatment medications with an odds ratio of 0.286, (p<0.05) among IDPs as compared to NIDPs. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.3.2992 How to cite this:Khan FU, Asghar Z, Tipu MK, Asim-ur-Rehman, Khan A, Tofeeq-ur-Rehman. Effect of displacement on Adherence to TB Treatment: An observational study in TB patients from Internally Displaced Persons of Pakistan. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(3):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.3.2992 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals The structure of psychopathological manifestations in internally displaced persons

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2 (99)) ◽  
pp. 33-37
Author(s):  
Nataliya Maruta ◽  
Tamara Panko ◽  
Galyna Kalenska
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Neurotic Disorders ◽  
Posttraumatic Disorder ◽  
Organic Mental Disorders ◽  
Working Age

In order to study the spectrum of psychopathology in internally displaced persons (IDPs) who asked for help, 68 IDPs with three categories of diseases were examined: organic mental disorders (F06.3, F06.4); aff ective disorders (F32.1, F33.1, F34.0); neurotic disorders (F40—48). It was established that among the surveyed IDPs, young people of working age prevail (from 40 to 49 years old — 41.18 %, from 30 to 39 years old — 23.52 % and from 18 to 29 — 20.59 %); with the presence of signifi - cant unsolved problems in the sphere of employment (52.94 % of the surveyed did not work). The clinical picture of the disease, regardless of the disorder, was characterized by polymorphism of symptoms and included a violation of the emotional spectrum, vegetative-somatic and cognitive impairment. In the structure of psychopathological manifestations in all mental disorders, there were isolated symptoms of posttraumatic disorder in the form of obsessive anxious memories of past events, fear that the situation with military actions would repeat, with dreams, accompanied by pictures of experienced events. Personal characteristics were manifested in passivity, inertia, emotional lability, reduced life satisfaction and inadequate self-esteem. All of the above should be considered when making a diagnosis, identifying specifi c targets in the development of therapeutic and rehabilitation measures. Keywords: internally displaced persons, mental disorders, personality traits, diagnosis and treatment

scholarly journals Assessing the Knowledge of Scabies Among the Women of a Rural Community at Lahore

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
Naeema Akbar ◽  
Asif Hanif ◽  
Muhammad Amir gilani Gilani ◽  
Samina Yasmin
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Mountainous Areas ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
The Ideal

  Background: scabies is endemic in most of the mountainous areas of Pakistan, the crowded and unhygienic conditions in IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) camps immediately after the earthquake was the ideal environment for a full blown outbreak of epidemic proportions. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess Knowledge of scabies among the women of a rural community at Lahore. Methodology: Descriptive cross sectional study design was conducted to assess the Knowledge of scabies among the women and a sample size of n=75 participants were selected for this study through convenient sampling. Data was collected from the women at Gajjumatta community Lahore. Result: The main findings were as following. 93.3% of the participants knew that scratching effect causes to Scabies, 73.3% had knowledge that Skin is the main affected organ involved in scabies and 86.7% had knowledge that itching at night and feeling heat is the main sign of scabies Conclusion: The purpose of this study was to assess Knowledge of scabies among women at Gajumatta in Lahore. Overall result shows a good knowledge among women of Gajumatta community. Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 7, Issue-1: 30-37

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

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Erickson ◽  
Shira M Goldenberg ◽  
Monica Akello ◽  
Godfrey Muzaaya ◽  
Paul Nguyen ◽  
...  
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.

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

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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