ArticleBMC public health2022
COVID-19 and its prevention in internally displaced person (IDP) camps in Somalia: impact on livelihood, food security and mental health.
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- Unintended Consequences of COVID-19 Public Health and Social Measures in Camps and Camp-Like Settings: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Analysis.Public health reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence and associated factors of depression among refugees in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Factors Affecting Utilization of Healthcare Services Among Nasahablood and Ayah 4 Internally Displaced Persons in Hargeisa, Somaliland.Public health challenges · 2025Article
- Prevalence and patterns of substance use in conflict-affected settings: findings of a cross-sectional study from south-central Somalia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Psychosocial well-being and mental health of low- and middle-income countries' internally displaced persons and refugees during COVID-19: a systematic literature review.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundSomalia has over 2.6 million internally displaced people (IDP) that depend on daily wages and humanitarian assistance for their livelihoods. This study investigated the impact of COVID-19 on livelihoods, food security and mental health of Somalia's IDPs.
methodsA questionnaire was conducted with "breadwinners" (n = 585) residing in 15 randomly selected IDP camps. Mental health was assessed using the 5-item World Health Organization Wellbeing Index (WHO-5) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Multivariable regression was used to explore the effect of depressive symptoms on soap use and ability to pay for food/medicine/rent.
resultsKnowledge of COVID-19 symptoms, transmission and prevention was relatively high, however only 55% reported using soap for hand washing. Around one third perceived that prohibition of public gatherings had negatively impacted weekly earnings. Participants reported difficulty buying food (85%), medicine (82%) and paying rent (51%) because of COVID-19. The majority were assessed as having low wellbeing and high depressive symptoms (mean WHO-5 = 44.2/100; mean PHQ-9 = 18.6/27), with most (74%) indicating that they felt worse than before the pandemic. Compared to people with low depressive symptoms, people with high depressive symptoms were less likely to use soap (aOR = 0.3, 95% CI = 0.2, 0.7; P < 0.001) and more likely to report difficulty buying food (aOR = 2.2; 95% CI = 1.1, 4.3; P = 0.02).
conclusionCOVID-19 and associated restrictions have negatively impacted Somalia's internally displaced population. Livelihood and mental health support is urgently needed in the recovery phase of the pandemic and should be factored into future pandemic planning.
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