TABLE 3—
Morbidity and Mental Health Among Internally Displaced Women and Household Members (N = 8643) in Nyala Province: South Darfur, Sudan, January 2005
| No. (%) | |
| Children aged ≤ 5 years who received measles vaccination in the camp (n = 1864) | 1002 (54) |
| Women aged 15–49 years who received tetanus vaccination in the camp (n = 1900) | 242 (13) |
| Household members with 1 or more symptomsa | 1042 (12) |
| Children aged ≤ 5 years with 1 or more symptoms (n = 1864)a | 366 (19) |
| Respondents with cough or shortness of breath (n = 1025) | 205 (20) |
| Children ≤ 5 years old with cough or shortness of breath (n = 1864) | 82 (4) |
| Household members with bloody or nonbloody diarrhea (n = 8200) | 410 (5) |
| Children aged ≤ 5 years with bloody or nonbloody diarrhea (n = 1864) | 340 (18) |
| Household members with symptoms who accessed medical care (n = 1162)a | 570 (49) |
| Respondents with oral rehydration solution packets (n = 1274) | 354 (28) |
| Respondents who knew how to mix oral rehydration solution (n = 1273) | 445 (35) |
| Respondents reporting feeling down, depressed, and hopeless (n = 1244) | 780 (63) |
| Respondents reporting feelings of sadness or constant crying (n = 1274) | 280 (30) |
| Major depression (score of 15 or more) on the PHQ-9) (n = 1253) | 390 (31) |
| Respondents reporting suicidal ideation in the past year (n = 1257) | 66 (5) |
| Respondents reporting suicide attempt in the past year (n = 1260) | 28 (2) |
| Respondents reporting household member with suicidal ideation (n = 1134) | 26 (2) |
| Respondents reporting household member who committed suicide (n = 1124) | 21 (2) |
| Type of counseling respondents with major depression deem beneficial (n = 390)b | |
| International agencies | 381 (98) |
| 1-on-1 sessions | 283 (72) |
| Group sessions | 184 (47) |
| Religious counseling | 127 (32) |
| Access to education/trade programs | 65 (17) |
| Financial programs | 49 (12) |
| Traditional healer | 46 (12) |
| Local groups | 35 (9) |
| Women’s support groups | 33 (8) |
| Issues that would make it difficult to seek counseling (n = 358)b | |
| Do not believe counseling is useful | 121 (34) |
| Feeling ashamed | 73 (20) |
| Nothing | 67 (19) |
| Fear of community nonacceptance | 46 (13) |
| Concerns about confidentiality | 17 (5) |
| Fear of family nonacceptance | 13 (4) |
| Interferes with household responsibilities | 11 (3) |
Note. PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire. Percentages may not add up to 100 because of rounding.
aIncludes fever, productive or nonproductive cough, diarrhea with or without blood, shortness of breath, or total body rash during the previous week.
bMay list more than 1.