'Displaced in the name of Religion': Girl child abuse and community healthcare workers' response to women crying for help in IDP camps in North Central, Nigeria.

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  • Author(s): Uroko FC;Uroko FC; Obiorah MJ; Obiorah MJ
  • Source:
    Bioethics [Bioethics] 2025 Jan; Vol. 39 (1), pp. 41-48. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 21.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8704792 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1467-8519 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02699702 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Bioethics Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell
      Original Publication: Oxford ; New York : Basil Blackwell, c1987-
    • Subject Terms:
      Child Abuse* ; Community Health Workers*; Humans ; Female ; Nigeria ; Child ; Refugees ; Refugee Camps ; Religion ; Adult ; Adolescent
    • Abstract:
      This study examines girl child abuse in an internally displaced people's camp in north-central Nigeria and the response of community health workers. The conflict in Benue State is caused by religious differences between the natives (Tiv people) and the invading Fulani herdsmen. During these conflicts, women and girls were displaced, and they were kept in internally displaced persons (IDPs) located in different parts of the state. Literature has been extensively written on internal displacement in Nigeria, but none has been able to elucidate the health needs of girls and the various abuses girls and women are suffering in IDP camps. In this study, literature was extended (1) to explore the environment of the girl child in IDP camps, (2) to identify reasons for the abuse of the girl child in IDP camps, (3) to investigate the impacts of the abuse on the girl child in IDP camps and (4) to investigate how healthcare workers could be used to alleviate the plight of girl children in IDP camps. This is a qualitative case study, with data obtained from relevant academic literature and personal observation. The data were analysed using content analysis. Findings reveal that the girl child is suffering from psychological, economic and health challenges due to the various forms of abuse they are going through. Following the devastation in Benue State, healthcare workers from the community relocated to neighbouring states. There is a need to recall those healthcare workers and provide them with the necessary materials to assist girls in IDP camps. Recommendations are discussed.
      (© 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: IDP; girl child; health; medication; rape; religion
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20240521 Date Completed: 20241219 Latest Revision: 20241219
    • Publication Date:
      20241219
    • Accession Number:
      10.1111/bioe.13305
    • Accession Number:
      38771718