Psychological Well-Being Assessment of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan

Authors

  • Atta Ur Rehman PhD Scholar, Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Rubeena Zakar Professor & Director, Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, Department of Public Health, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Ume Hani Women Medical Officer, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35484/pssr.2023(7-III)25

Keywords:

Medical Care, Psychological Well-Being, Refugees, Screening Units

Abstract

Refugees have a basic right to good health care, and countries of destination have a responsibility to offer medical care. Timely diagnosis and rehabilitation by counselling were recommended for improved mental health outcomes. This survey on Psychological Well-Being of Afghan refugees in Pakistan remains pertinent to the need for global mental health care for refugees. This study is the initial attempt to assess the predictors of psychological well-being among Afghan Refugees in Pakistan. The research is designed as a quantitative cross sectional survey. Multi-stage technique of sampling is used to assemble information with a sample size of 1185. Low psychological well-being is reported by 43% of the Afghan refugees by World health organization wellbeing V. The establishment of mental health screening units at border entry points and in refugee hosting regions seems essential for early diagnosis and effective referral system.

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2023): July to September

Downloads

Published

2023-09-30

Details

    Abstract Views: 300
    PDF Downloads: 252

How to Cite

Rehman, A. U., Zakar, R., & Hani, U. (2023). Psychological Well-Being Assessment of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan. Pakistan Social Sciences Review, 7(3), 310–321. https://doi.org/10.35484/pssr.2023(7-III)25

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2023): July to September

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2023 Pakistan Social Sciences Review

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Open Access

RESEARCH OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (SMC-PRIVATE) LIMITED(ROSS) & PAKISTAN SOCIAL SCIENCES REVIEW (PSSR) adheres to Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License. The authors submitting and publishing in PSSR agree to the copyright policy under creative common license 4.0 (Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International license). Under this license, the authors published in PSSR retain the copyright including publishing rights of their scholarly work and agree to let others remix, tweak, and build upon their work non-commercially. All other authors using the content of PSSR are required to cite author(s) and publisher in their work. Therefore, RESEARCH OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (SMC-PRIVATE) LIMITED(ROSS) & PAKISTAN SOCIAL SCIENCES REVIEW (PSSR) follow an Open Access Policy for copyright and licensing.

Creative Commons License

Signatory of DORA