Basic Health, Women’s Health, and Mental Health Among Internally Displaced Persons in Nyala Province, South Darfur, Sudan

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ID11032733
AutoresGlen Kim (Glen Kim is with the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center, Veterans Affairs Boston Health Care System; Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. Rabih Torbay and Lynn Lawry are with International Medical Corps, Department of Evidence-Based Research, Washington, DC. Lynn Lawry is also with the Divisions of Women’s Health and General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Department of...), Rabih Torbay (Glen Kim is with the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center, Veterans Affairs Boston Health Care System; Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. Rabih Torbay and Lynn Lawry are with International Medical Corps, Department of Evidence-Based Research, Washington, DC. Lynn Lawry is also with the Divisions of Women’s Health and General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Department of...), Lynn Lawry (Glen Kim is with the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center, Veterans Affairs Boston Health Care System; Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. Rabih Torbay and Lynn Lawry are with International Medical Corps, Department of Evidence-Based Research, Washington, DC. Lynn Lawry is also with the Divisions of Women’s Health and General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Department of...), Lynn Lieberman Lawry (0000-0001-8229-8768, Brigham and Women's Hospital)
Ano2007
Volume97
Fascículo2
Páginas353-361
Data de publicação2007-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditoraAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2005.073635
PMID17138925
PMCIDPMC1781379
OpenAlexW2110422845
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas33
Referências citadas19

Objectives. We assessed basic health, women’s health, and mental health among Sudanese internally displaced persons in South Darfur. Methods. In January 2005, we surveyed 6 registered internally displaced persons camps in Nyala District. Using systematic random sampling, we surveyed 1293 households, interviewing 1 adult female per household (N=1274); respondents’ households totaled 8643 members. We inquired about respondents’ mental health, opinions on women’s rights, and the health status of household members. Results. A majority of respondents had access to rations, shelter, and water. Sixty-eight percent (861 of 1266) used no birth control, and 53% (614 of 1147) reported at least 1 unattended birth. Thirty percent (374 of 1238) shared spousal decisions on timing and spacing of children, and 49% (503 of 1027) reported the right to refuse sex. Eighty-four percent (1043 of 1240) were circumcised. The prevalence of major depression was 31% (390 of 1253). Women also expressed limited rights regarding marriage, movement, and access to health care. Eighty-eight percent (991 of 1121) supported equal educational opportunities for women. Conclusions. Humanitarian aid has relieved a significant burden of this displaced population’s basic needs. However, mental and women’s health needs remain largely unmet. The findings indicate a limitation of sexual and reproductive rights that may negatively affect health

Environmental health · Internally displaced person · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Health and Conflict Studies · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma