Post-Migration Stressors and Mental Well Being among African Refugees in Greater Cairo | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 55, Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2022, Pages 750-764 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.234301 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mennat Allah E Mohamed1; Sorayia R Abd Fattah1; Hoda Sayed Mohamed2 | ||
| 1Professors of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, /6 October University | ||
| 2Lecturer of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Egypt hosts a considerable number of African refugees, especially in greater Cairo and they have several post-migration stressors that may affect their mental well-being. Aim: This study aimed to assess post-migration stressors and mental well-being among African refugees in Greater Cairo. Design: Descriptive exploratory research design was used to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: Four areas of Egyptian Red Crescent Hubs in greater Cairo. Subject: A purposive sample of 360 African refugees. Tools of data collection: Data were collected using; 1) Socio demographic questionnaire to assess socio-demographic data of the studied sample such as sex, age, marital status, level of education, and working status. 2) Post-migration difficulties scale was used to assess post-migration stressors among African refugees understudy and 3) Mental well-being scale was used to assess the mental well-being of African refugees understudy. Results: Results of this study showed that 50.8 of the studied sample had a moderate level of post-migration stressors and 35.3% of them had a severe level of post-migration stressors also, more than three-fifths of studied samples (61.6%) had a moderate level of mental wellbeing and there was a highly statistically significant relationship between levels of post-migration stressors and mental wellbeing of the studied sample. Conclusion: More than half of the African refugees’ understudy had moderate levels of post-migration stressors, and more than two-thirds of them had an average level of mental well-being, also, there was a highly statistically significant relation between post migration stressors of the studied sample and their mental well-being. Recommendation: Utilizing this study finding in designing and implementing counseling programs for African refugees in Egypt to guide them on how to overcome post-migration stressors, consequently affecting their mental well-being. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Post Migration Stressors; African refugees; Mental wellbeing | ||
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