Health Insecurity among Internally Displaced Persons in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3632992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Grace A Tonye-Scent (Niger Delta University), Endurance Uzobo (0000-0002-8180-8268, Niger Delta University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 48-61 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0331-4111 • E-ISSN: 2536-7005 |
| Publisher | Lujosh Ventures Limited (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.36108/njsa/0202/81(0230) |
| OpenAlex | W3107516614 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Health insecurity is a major problem affecting the well-being of internally displaced persons in Nigeria. In the Niger Delta region, the situation remains virulent with attendant consequences on the displaced population. This study investigated health insecurity among the internally displaced persons. Data were sourced across three States of the Niger Delta Region, identified among areas with a high rate of internal displacement. Human Security Approach was employed as a theoretical framework. A total of 582 respondents (Bayelsa = 206, Delta = 211, and Rivers = 165) who had been displaced between the year 2012 to 2018 were randomly selected, and a questionnaire was administered. Findings indicated that 51.9% of respondents in Delta state, 50.0% in Rivers state, and 35.7% in Bayelsa state were diagnosed with diseases resulting from flood displacement. The diseases diagnosed were high blood pressure, cholera, hernia, malaria, measles, tuberculosis, and typhoid. While the diagnosis of blood pressure was high in Bayelsa (3.9%) and Delta (3.5%), the diagnosis of cholera was not recorded in Bayelsa and Delta States but Rivers state (3.4%). Those displaced by flood were 0.4 times less likely to experience abnormal health status than those displaced by other causes. The study concluded that displacement has serious implications on the health of internally displaced persons. It, therefore, recommended that medical centres should be cited in displaced camps to cater for the medical needs of the displaced population
Delta · Displaced person · Environmental health · Geography · Internally displaced person · Malaria · Population · Refugee · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Demography · Immunology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |