A comparative study of posttraumatic stress disorder in two post-conflict communities in Benue state Nigeria

Edeh, A. N.; Uwakwe, Richard; Obindo, Taiwo J.; Agbir, MT; Akanni, Oluyemi O.

doi:10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100105

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“…The region's government reported that about 80% of children have now dropped out of school due to internal displacement (Okoh, 2022). Also, studies have picked up signs of post-traumatic stress and other mental health challenges among children in IDP camps in Benue (Edeh et al, 2023;Sahara Reporters, 2022). These challenges and others highlighted here show only a fragment of the precarious conditions faced by internally displaced children in Nigeria.…”

Section: Violence In Camps and Sheltersmentioning

confidence: 99%

How do Climate Change and Environmental Degradation contribute to Violence against Children?

Datzberger¹,

Howard-Merrill²,

Iorfa³

et al. 2023

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This scoping review of the literature explores the interlinkages between two pressing crises: violence against children (VAC) and climate change (CC) together with environmental degradation (ED). Only recently have research and policy begun to shine a light on the magnifying effect of CC on children’s exposure to violence, exploitation, and abuse, with the role of ED remaining under-explored. To spur academic and political movement in this area, our research aims to help establish the magnitude, direction, and pathways of the relationship between CC, ED, and VAC. We showcase the complexity of that relationship and illustrate, in the form of case studies, why context-specific approaches and more research are needed. Doing so, we cover five thematic areas: 1) Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction, 2) Gender, 3) Im/mobility, 4) Child Labour and 5) Health. Taking all five thematic areas together, structural violence against children emerged as a cross-cutting theme, creating and reinforcing the conditions for multiple forms of VAC in the context of CC and ED.

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Section: Violence In Camps and Sheltersmentioning

confidence: 99%

How do Climate Change and Environmental Degradation contribute to Violence against Children?

Datzberger¹,

Howard-Merrill²,

Iorfa³

et al. 2023

Preprint

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The quality of life and its inter-relationship with posttraumatic stress disorder and social support in two post-conflict communities in Nigeria

Akanni,

Edeh,

Agbir

et al. 2024

J Health Psychol

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The study aimed to compare the quality of life (QoL) in two communities with different exposures to conflict and investigate the inter-relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social support, and QoL. This is a cross-sectional with 413 participants. Study instruments included the PTSD module of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQoL-BREF), and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). The family domain of social support was protective of both PTSD and QoL. Except for the relationship between community’s location and the physical subscale of the QoL, a hierarchical regression analysis showed that all the independent variables were significantly associated with the QoL domains. Direct exposure to crises impaired QoL more than areas indirectly exposed. PTSD and the family domain of social support play a significant role in the QoL outcome. This suggests that therapeutic intervention to improve QoL should target these key variables.

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A comparative study of posttraumatic stress disorder in two post-conflict communities in Benue state Nigeria

Cited by 2 publications

References 23 publications

How do Climate Change and Environmental Degradation contribute to Violence against Children?

How do Climate Change and Environmental Degradation contribute to Violence against Children?

The quality of life and its inter-relationship with posttraumatic stress disorder and social support in two post-conflict communities in Nigeria

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