Internally displaced persons and the Cyprus peace process

Are we reaching refugees and internally displaced persons?

Public health communication is the production and exchange of information to inform, influence or motivate the target audience to enable desirable, sustainable health practices at individual, community and institutional levels. This paper explores key issues relating to health communication in refugees and other displaced populations, i.e. the “hardly reached”.1 Though there are several challen...

Mental health problems among internally displaced persons in Darfur.

War victims are regarded as one of the highest risk groups for mental disturbances. This study investigated the effects of the Darfur conflict on mental health of 430 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from three camps located around Fasher and Nyala towns. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select participants. Male participants represented 50.6% of the sample while female par...

Building Assets and Promoting Self Reliance: The Livelihoods of Internally Displaced Persons

Mental Disorders and Their Association With Disability Among Internally Displaced Persons and Returnees in Georgia

There remains limited evidence on comorbidity of mental disorders among conflict-affected civilians, particularly internally displaced persons (IDPs) and former IDPs who have returned to their home areas (returnees). The study aim was to compare patterns of mental disorders and their influence on disability between IDPs and returnees in the Republic of Georgia. A cross-sectional household surve...

Reproductive health indicators and outcomes among refugee and internally displaced persons in postemergency phase camps.

CONTEXT Despite increasing awareness of the importance of reproductive health programs and services for refugee and internally displaced populations, there is a paucity of basic epidemiological data on reproductive health outcomes. OBJECTIVES To collect data on reproductive health outcomes among refugees and internally displaced persons in postemergency phase camps and compare these outcomes ...