The Situation of Refugee Women and Their Children in a Camp During COVID-19
Journal Title: Nursing & Healthcare International Journal - Year 2021, Vol 5, Issue 5
Abstract
Objectives: This study was carried out to determine the situation of refugee women and their children during the COVID-19 period. Methodology: This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample of the study consisted of married women with children aged 0-12 in a refugee camp. Data were collected between 01.06.2021 and 01.08.2021. In the collection of data in the research; Information form has been used. The data were determined by using frequency acquisition and chi-square from descriptive analyzes in SPSS program. Results: It is determined to that 48.8% live with 2 people in a room, 32.6% have a chronic disease, 27.9% are COVID-19 positive, 7% of their children are COVID-19 positive, 47.7% have covid-19 positive in their relatives, 29.1% lost a relative due to COVID-19 and 72.1% wanted to be vaccinated against COVID-19 of participants. In addition, the average age of the participants was 36.98±12.20, the average number of people living in a room was 3.0±1.41 and the average number of children was 4.58±2.01. Conclusions: As a result, refugee women and children are more vulnerable to diseases and epidemics due to their living conditions. Therefore, the inclusion of migrants and refugees in all aspects of the response to COVID-19 is crucial for women’s and children’s health and public health.
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Celik MY* and Elmaoğlu E
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