Traumatic Experiences and PTSD Among Adolescent Congolese Refugees in Uganda: A Preliminary Study

Urban Congolese Refugees in Kenya: The Contingencies of Coping and Resilience in a Context Marked by Structural Vulnerability

“…Informed written consent was obtained from participants following written documentation and a verbal explanation of the study aims and procedures. Participants were asked to provide a signature or a thumbprint, the latter approach having been used with refugees in previous research (Ssenyonga, Owens, & Olema, 2012). Participants were informed of data confidentiality, and told they could refuse to participate or withdraw from the study at any time.…”

Refugee Women with a History of Trauma: Gender Vulnerability in Relation to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

“…In general, the women were more exposed to traumatic events and scored higher in psychological problems, including PTSD, than men. For example, study 6 [ 54 ] found that 75% of female refugees had PTSD compared with 25% of the men. Furthermore, women obtained higher scores than men in intrusive symptoms, evasion symptoms, hyper-activation symptoms and overall PTSD severity.…”

Health needs and challenges of women and children in Uganda’s refugee settlements: Conceptualising a role for social work

“…In addition, they have limited access to health facilities and basic drugs, as well as scarce access to preventive and curative information about reproductive health (IRC, 2014; Loparimoi, 2011; UNHCR, 2019). Moreover, refugee women and children are exceptionally vulnerable to social inequities, exploitation, and sexual and physical abuse (Ssenyonga et al, 2012; UNHCR, 2019), which also exacerbate their risk of mental health problems.…”

“…The specific health issues in refugee situations have been widely covered in the literature. For example, psychological and mental health (Ssenyonga et al, 2012;Stark et al,2015;Thomas et al, 2010;Refugee Law Project, 2015;Ewles & Simnett, 2003;Hiegel, 1991;Smyke, 1991;Karunakara et al 2004;UNHCR, 2014); HIV/AIDS (IOM, 2009;Nyanzi, 2013;Palattiyil & Sidhva, 2015;Palattiyil & Sidhva, 2011;Wakabi, 2008); reproductive health (Mulumba, 2011;Mulumba & Wendo 2009;Crawley, 2001;WHO, 2015;Carey-Wood et al, 1995;Orach et al, 2007); and the physical and social wellbeing aspects (Cohen et.al, 2000;Chen & Land, 1986;Weiss & Lonnquist, 2003;WHO, 2010;WHO, 2016;Vingilis & Sarkella, 1997). In addition, there are studies which have focused on the gendered health needs of refugees such as violence against women and children in refugee situations (Deacon & Sullivan, 2009;Paoliso et al, 1995;Comas-Diaz & Jansen, 1995;WHO, 2016;WHO, 2015;Wakabi, 2008;Ewles & Simnett, 2003;WHO, 2007;Merry et al, 2011).…”

“…The specific health issues in refugee situations have been widely covered in the literature: for example, psychological and mental health (Ewles and Simnett, 2003; Hiegel, 1991; Karunakara et al, 2004; Refugee Law Project, 2015; Smyke, 1991; Ssenyonga et al, 2012; Stark et al, 2015; Thomas et al, 2010; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCR], 2014), HIV/AIDS (IOM, 2009; Nyanzi, 2013; Palattiyil and Sidhva, 2011, 2015; Wakabi, 2008), reproductive health (Carey-Wood et al, 1995; Crawley, 2001; Mulumba, 2011; Mulumba and Wendo, 2009; Orach et al, 2007; WHO, 2015a, 2015b) and physical and social wellbeing aspects (Chen and Land, 1986; Cohen et al, 2000; Vingilis and Sarkella, 1997; Weiss and Lonnquist, 2003; WHO, 2010, 2016). In addition, there are studies that have focused on the gendered health needs of refugees, such as violence against women and children in refugee situations (Comas-Diaz and Jansen, 1995; Deacon and Sullivan, 2009; Ewles and Simnett, 2003; Merry et al, 2011; Paolisso and Leslie, 1995; WHO, 2016; Wakabi, 2008; WHO, 2007, 2015a, 2016).…”