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Ekezie, W., Timmons, S., Myles, P. and Siebert, P. 
ORCID: 0000-0003-3817-229X,
2019.
An audit of healthcare provision in internally displaced population camps in Nigeria.
Journal of Public Health, 41 (3), pp. 583-592.
ISSN 1741-3842
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Abstract
Background: Armed conflict in Nigeria resulted in more than 2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). IDPs live in poor conditions lacking basic resources with variable provision across different locations. This audit aimed to determine the health-related resources available to IDPs in camp-like settings in Nigeria and whether these met international standards.
Methods: Using a cross-sectional study approach, information was collected in 9 camps across 7 states from camp managers, and direct observation in September-October 2016. The Sphere minimum standards in humanitarian crises were used as the audit standards.
Findings: Five of 15 assessed standards were met to some extent, including the availability of water and shelter. Sanitation and vaccination were unmet in 5 camps, with severe overcrowding in 5 camps, and inadequate waste disposal in all camps. Health programme implementation was uneven, and especially poor in self-settled and dispersed settlements.
Conclusion: Inequality in distribution of humanitarian support was observed across different settings, which could lead to a higher likelihood of water, food and air related diseases and thereby, a poorer quality of life for IDPs. Ensuring standardised health assessments could promote a more even distribution of resources across IDP locations.
| Item Type: | Journal article | ||||||||
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| Publication Title: | Journal of Public Health | ||||||||
| Creators: | Ekezie, W., Timmons, S., Myles, P. and Siebert, P. | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health | ||||||||
| Date: | September 2019 | ||||||||
| Volume: | 41 | ||||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1741-3842 | ||||||||
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| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| Record created by: | Jonathan Gallacher | ||||||||
| Date Added: | 13 Aug 2018 10:40 | ||||||||
| Last Modified: | 29 Oct 2020 09:16 | ||||||||
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/34320 |
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