Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Internally Displaced People (IDPs) from Somali and Oromia Regions Border in Genda Koticha, Dukem
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2019
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The main purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of depression, anxiety and stress
among internally displaced people from Somali and Oromia regions border. To achieve this
purpose the cross-sectional survey designs were used. Sample of 228 (114 males and 114
females) youths were selected through purposive sampling technique as research participant.
The measures used for data collection were Harvard Trauma Questionnaire-Cambodian Version
(14 items) and DASS 42 items. Descriptive Statistics (mean, frequency and percentages) and
inferential statistics (T-Test, One Way ANOVA, and Pearson Correlation) were used to analyze
the data. Tables, frequencies, and percentages were used to analyze trauma events and incidence
of depression, anxiety and stress. Independent Samples T-test and One Way ANOVA were used
to examine sex and marital statuses difference in depression, anxiety and stress scores of
internally displaced people. In addition, Pearson Correlation was used to examine relationship
between depression, anxiety and stress scores of internally displaced people. Thus, the findings
of the present study revealed that the incidence of depression(89.9%) and anxiety(93.4%) were
high among internally displaced youths. The T- Test and One Way ANOVA results showed that
there were no statistically significant differences in depression, anxiety, and stress scores neither
between males and females, nor between those who have married, unmarried and widowed.
Moreover, the Pearson Correlation result showed positive correlation between the depression,
anxiety and stress scores of respondents. It was concluded that there were high incidence of
anxiety and depression among internally displaced youths who were exposed to different trauma
events at the time of displacement
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(Trauma Events, Depression, Anxiety, Stress)