Datasets on the challenges of forced displacement and coping strategies among displaced women in selected Internally Displaced Persons' (IDPs)camps in Nigeria

Olanrewaju, Faith Osasumnen and Omotoso, Femi and Alabi, Joshua Olaniyi (2018) Datasets on the challenges of forced displacement and coping strategies among displaced women in selected Internally Displaced Persons' (IDPs)camps in Nigeria. Data in Brief. pp. 152-158. ISSN 2352-3409

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Abstract

Thephenomenonofinternaldisplacementhasalwaysexisted.Ithow- everbecamethesubjectofsignificantconcernfortheinternational communitysinceafterWorldWar2,withtheviolationofthehuman rights ofthedisplacedarisingmostlyfromtheintensification ofintra- statewarsaroundtheworld.Thearticlepresentedanintegrateddataon theproblemsofforceddisplacement andadoptedcopingstrategies among displacedwomeninselectedIDPscampsinNigeria.Thestudy used aqualitativeapproachwithadescriptivesurveytoexplainthe majorproblemsofforceddisplacement.Thepopulationincluded womenandfocusgroupdiscussion(FGD)guidewasadoptedtoelicit responsesfromthestudypopulation.Datawasdescribedwiththeuse of a3-DChartandthedata-setisbroadlyavailableforfurtherinvesti- gation.The findings identified lackofadequatecareand financiallackas the majorchallengesaffectingdisplacedwomenwhileeconomic opportunitieswasthemostsignificant copingstrategy.Itwasrecom- mendedthatgovernmentandinterveninghumanitarianagencieswill consistentlyadoptreliablelegalandinstitutionalframeworkforthe management ofinternaldisplacementanddisplacedvictimsinNigeria

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Coping strategy Displacement InternallyDisplacedPersons(IDPs) IDP camps WomenIDPs
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	10 Jan 2019 13:05
Last Modified:	10 Jan 2019 13:05
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/12282

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