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Perceived current needs, psychological distress and functional impairment in a war-affected setting: a cross-sectional study in South Sudan.
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- Water, sanitation, and hygiene insecurity and psychological distress in South Sudan.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Depression, stress and anxiety among Khartoum University students who stay in war-afflicted regions in Sudan 2024.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Measurement of perceived needs in humanitarian contexts using the HESPER scale: a scoping study with reflections on the collaboration between researchers and humanitarian actors.Conflict and health · 2022Article
- The Reliability and Feasibility of the HESPER Web to Assess Perceived Needs in a Population Affected by a Humanitarian Emergency.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- HESPER web - development and reliability evaluation of a web-based version of the humanitarian emergency settings perceived needs scale.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Post-traumatic stress disorder, psychiatric comorbidities and associated factors among refugees in Nakivale camp in southwestern Uganda.BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
- Integrating human rights approaches into public health practices and policies to address health needs amongst Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: a systematic review and meta-ethnographic analysis.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2018Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine the current perceived needs of the general population in a war-affected setting, and to study the influence of perceived needs on the participants' mental health status and functional impairment across genders.
methodsA cross-sectional community survey (n=464) was conducted in war-affected South Sudan. Three regression models were analysed. Perceived needs were assessed with the Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs Scale. Psychological distress was measured with the General Health Questionnaire and level of functioning by the Short Form Health Survey (SF-12).
resultsThe most frequently expressed needs were related to drinking water, alcohol and drug use in the community and access to sanitation facilities. No gender differences were found regarding the level of perceived needs or the number of traumatic events. Higher level of perceived needs significantly predicted psychological distress and lower level of functioning even when numbers of experienced trauma events were taken into account.
conclusionsThe associations of higher level of needs and trauma experiences, on the one hand, and negative health outcomes on the other, necessitate a greater integration of interventions directed towards the population's perceived needs and mental health, particularly for those who have been exposed to trauma.
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