النزوح ودوره في الصحة النفسية للمرأة والطفل

This study tries to investigate the psychological impact of displacement on women and children who live in Dar-es-Salaam Camp which lies south to Kosti town in White Nile State. The sample of the study consists of (121) children, (76) of them are males and (45) are females and (112) women and (20) collected from the population of the Sudanese women and children (20-50) years old women, while children’s age varies between (10-17) years. The sample of the study was divided into three major ethnic groups: Arab tribes, Nubian tribes, and Nile tribes. The tool of data collection consists of two parts; part one; for the subjects’ biological data, and part two; for psychological symptoms questionnaire which is designed by the researcher for measuring that measure depression, anxiety and general psychological symptoms. The women questionnaire comprises (23) questions, while children questionnaire consists of (37) questions. T-test and One Way analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used in analyzing the data collected from the subjects. The most important results of the study are as follows:\r\nWomen statistically able to manage their life in displacement camps, while the children were negatively suffered from displacement life.\r\nThere is no significant differences in psychological symptoms among women of different groups, while significant statistical differences are found between children of different ethnic groups. The children of Nile ethnic group are more affected by the life of displacement.\r\nThere is a significant positive relation between period spent in the camps and the age of children