COVID-19 Among Internally Displaced Persons in Burkina Faso: Psychosocial Impact and Intervention Strategies

Sébastien Yougbaré; Aicha Nadège Ouedraogo; Bowendsom Valérie Claudine Rouamba/Ouedraogo

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COVID-19 Among Internally Displaced Persons in Burkina Faso: Psychosocial Impact and Intervention Strategies

Sébastien Yougbaré, Aicha Nadège Ouedraogo, Bowendsom Valérie Claudine Rouamba/Ouedraogo

Published in Social Sciences (Volume 11, Issue 1)

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Abstract

Since the onset of the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 epidemic in Burkina Faso, the already critical situation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) following terrorist attacks, has worsened. IDPs – who face an existential crisis – are further stricken by the psychosocial repercussions of the health crisis that are undeniable and known all over the world. The coexistence of the security and health crises further amplifies the psychosocial impact of the condition, especially for individuals living in extreme poverty. Through a qualitative methodology based on individual interviews and clinical observation, this article analyses the emergence mechanisms of psychosocial conditions in Internally Displaced Persons in a COVID-19 context and aims to identify and assess the psychosocial disorders inherent to the coronavirus pandemic in this population. Thus, terrorist attacks, hasty departures, abandonment of land, houses, property, loss of close relatives, material and financial hardship, etc., are all challenges whose impact is far more distressing for this population. Although it is not perceived as a significant phenomenon, the COVID-19 crisis is an aggravating factor due to its effect on the country and the world. As such, a psychological support framework that promotes a locus of control focused on problem-solving is recommended. This will reduce peritraumatic dissociations and prevent post-traumatic disorders associated with the context.

Published in	Social Sciences (Volume 11, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ss.20221101.15
Page(s)	33-39
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COVID-19, Internally Displaced Persons, Psychosocial Disorders, Trauma, Burkina Faso

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Sébastien Yougbaré

Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology, Joseph KI Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Aicha Nadège Ouedraogo

Medical Anthropology, Fada N'Gourma University, Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso
Bowendsom Valérie Claudine Rouamba/Ouedraogo

Sociology, Joseph KI Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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