排斥中的排斥:阿布贾Lugbe营地的国内流离失所的老年人的经历,阿布贾
Prince Chiagozie Ekoh1, Chukwuemeka Ejimkaraonye2, Patricia Uju Agbawodikeizu3
1Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Canada; Department of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Journal of aging studies
|September 13, 2023
概括
尼日利亚的老年流离失所者在境内流离失所者营地面临着严重的社会,经济和政治排斥. 缺乏数字素养和贫困加剧了孤独感,影响了健康和生活满意度.
科学领域:
- 社会科学 社会科学 社会科学
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 强迫移民研究 强迫移民研究
背景情况:
- 博科圣地叛乱导致尼日利亚东北部的广泛内部流离失所.
- 流离失所的老年人特别脆弱,面临着失去社交网络和支持系统.
- 国内流离失所者 (IDPs) 营地为老年人带来了独特的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 探索Lugbe IDP营地,阿布贾的老年人中社会,经济和政治排斥的经验.
- 确定导致排斥的因素及其对流离失所的老年人的福祉的影响.
- 为流离失所环境中的弱势老年人群制定包容性政策.
主要方法:
- 与14名流离失所的老年人 (60岁以上) 进行了半结构化采访,他们居住在卢格贝境内流离失所者营地至少五年.
- 用NVivo 12软件对转录的采访数据进行了主题分析.
- 定性数据提供了对排斥生活经验的深入洞察.
主要成果:
- 流离失所的老年人经历了多方面的排斥:社会,经济和政治.
- 从基本培训计划中被排除在外,阻碍了自给自足的技能发展.
- 有限的数字技术使用导致与外部支持网络连接的困难,增加了孤独感.
- 贫困和低教育水平被确定为排斥的主要驱动因素.
结论:
- 排斥严重影响流离失所的老年人的健康和生活满意度.
- 境内流离失所者营地管理必须实施包容性政策,以敏感的对老年国内流离失所者的需求.
- 建议与支持的非洲文化价值观和联合国可持续发展目标保持一致,强调尊严和福祉.
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