Self-Perceived Health Status and Illness among Internally Displace People in Georgia.
Georgia had several waves of internally displaced people as a result of military conflicts on the territories of Abkhazia and Samachablo
Abstract
Georgia had several waves of internally displaced people (IDPs) as a result of military conflicts on the territories of Abkhazia and Samachablo starting from 1990’s with the latest large wave in 2008. Most of the IDPs live in compact settlements, such as old administrative buildings or specially constructed camps. In both cases, living conditions and social-economic status of IDPs are below Georgia’s national average. There is extremely limited data on the health status of the IDPs in Georgia. Health Research Union (HRU) with support from ELRHA/R2HC program conducted a survey to study health service utilization and expenditures among IDPs, and measure the effect of targeted intervention versus untargeted, integrated approach to health financing. The aim of the current study was to analyze the self-reported health status among IDPs on the basis of the data collected through this survey.
This research was supported by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme
Citation
Kamkamidze G, Tabatadze M, Kajaia M, Gulbiani L, Shakhnazarova M, Geradze L, Butsashvili M. Self-Perceived Health Status and Illness among Internally Displace People in Georgia. Georgian Med News. 2018 Feb;(Issue):176-183. PMID: 29578446.
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Self-Perceived Health Status and Illness among Internally Displace People in Georgia.