COVID-19: How do you self-isolate in a refugee camp?

Raju, Emmanuel; Ayeb‐Karlsson, Sonja

doi:10.1007/s00038-020-01381-8

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“…The majority (89%) of IDPs agreed or strongly agreed that this was an important control measure (Table 4), but 70% had come in close contact with someone other than a family member (versus 56% of the comparison group, P=.014, Table 5). The impossibility of physical distancing in the camp, noted by previous authors, [10][11][12] was repeatedly emphasized in FGDs. Sleeping quarters were highly congested, with several families often sleeping in a single classroom.…”

Section: Covid-19 Prevention Effortsmentioning

confidence: 90%

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Prevention of COVID-19 in Internally Displaced Persons Camps in War-Torn North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Mixed-Methods Study

Claude

Serge

Alexis

et al. 2020

Glob Health Sci Pract

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Congolese internally displaced persons (IDPs) had high awareness and fear of COVID-19, but low specific knowledge. n IDPs face major barriers to implementing COVID-19 prevention measures: crowded shelters, frequent movements in and out of the camp for work, and lack of soap for hand hygiene. n IDPs' desire for peace and to return to their native homes, where COVID-19 precautions could be feasibly implemented, overshadowed their enthusiasm for other control measures such as a vaccine.

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Section: Covid-19 Prevention Effortsmentioning

confidence: 90%

“…Under these conditions, COVID-19 prevention efforts may be challenging. [9][10][11] Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on displaced populations are predicted to be disastrous. Already, resettlement procedures have been suspended by the United Nations, alongside widespread travel bans.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevention of COVID-19 in Internally Displaced Persons Camps in War-Torn North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Mixed-Methods Study

Claude

Serge

Alexis

et al. 2020

Glob Health Sci Pract

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“…5 This included instituting temporary restrictions on travel with dramatic reduction in the number of travellers, self distancing, self isolation, quarantine of international travellers, regular hand washing and the use of face masks. [5][6][7][8][9] These policies have their economic implications to both developed and developing nations, such as Nigeria. 10 In Nigeria, most of these global policies were adopted and implemented without a review of their effectiveness and implications to the sociocultural climate of the nation.…”

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confidence: 99%

Public perception of COVID-19 management and response in Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey

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ObjectivesA study designed to assess the public perception of the response of government and its institutions to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.SettingSelf-selecting participants throughout Nigeria completed a self-administered questionnaire through an online cross-sectional survey.Participants495.ResultsThe majority of respondents were married (76.6%), were males (61.8%), had tertiary level education (91.0%), were public servants (36.8%), Christians (82.6%), and resident either in the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja) (49.1%) or in the South-East Region of Nigeria (36.6%). Over 95% of the respondents had heard of COVID-19 (98.8%) and knew it is a viral disease (95.4%). The government and its institutions response to the pandemic were rated as poor, with the largest rating as poor for Federal President’s Office (57.5%). Communication (50.0%) and prevention messages (43.7%) received the highest perception good rating. Female respondents and those less than 40 years generally rated the governmental responses as poor.Conclusions/recommendationsIt is recommended that as a public–private partnership approached was efficiently used to more effectively disseminate public health communication and prevention messages, the Nigerian Government should expand this collaboration to improve the quality of services provided in other areas of COVID-19 outbreak management.

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“…High levels of economic informality and urban un(der)employment (Ebrahim 2020;Ray et al 2020;Armah-Attoh et al 2020;Sen 2020;Were 2020) mean that many families live on a hand-to-mouth basis, with limited savings, and are unable to work from home (Dingel and Neiman 2020). These challenges are particularly stringent in poor and highdensity urban neighbourhoods (Raju and Ayeb-Karlsson 2020).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%