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Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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  • Research Article   
  • J Community Med Health Educ 2018, Vol 8(2): 599
  • DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000599

Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorders among Sample of Internally Displaced Persons in Iraq: A Preliminary Study

Ameel Farooq AlShawi*
Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Falluja University, Iraq
*Corresponding Author : Ameel Farooq AlShawi, Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Falluja University, Iraq, Email: ameelalshawi@gmail.com

Received Date: Feb 06, 2018 / Accepted Date: Mar 19, 2018 / Published Date: Mar 21, 2018

Abstract

Background: The displacement due to wars and disasters is public problems as the people with displacement exposed to different kinds of traumas, violence, injuries, making them more vulnerable for large scale of psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation with attempts and among of these disorders is Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Iraqi have long bad experiences of wars, sanction and community violence that produced large scale of physical and mental disorders.
Objective: Measuring the effect of displacement on mental health of internally displaced people (IDP) by estimating the prevalence of PTSD.
Methods: Cross-sectional study was done during the January 2016 at major camp for internal displaced people in west of Baghdad-Abu-Graib camp. A convenient sample was obtained and each participant filled a questionnaire that consisted of socio-demographic, in addition to questions of Iraqi version of Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) for assessing the PTSD.
Results: 20.8% of the participants had symptoms of PTSD. There was statistically insignificant between gender, marital status education and income with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.
Conclusion: High prevalence of PTSD symptoms among internally displaced people (IDP).

Keywords: Posttraumatic stress disorders; Displaced persons; Violence; Iraq

Citation: AlShawi AF (2018) Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorders among Sample of Internally Displaced Persons in Iraq, A Preliminary Study. J Community Med Health Educ 8: 599. Doi: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000599

Copyright: © 2018 AlShawi AF. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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