Social Consequences of Conflict-Induced Internal Displacement in Adama City and Sabata Town of Oromia Region, Ethiopia

The objective of this paper is to determine the social consequences of conflict-induced internal displacement on internally displaced people and host communities. Data collection methods were quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. The quantitative data collection method was survey questionnaires administered to 384 household heads. The qualitative data collection methods were key informant interviews, focus group discussion, and observation. The data were analyzed using logistic regression and linear multiple regression. The consequences of conflict-induced internal displacement on house rent, healthcare service costs, educational fees, student dropout, and student enrollment are analyzed using linear multiple regression. On the other hand, the consequence of conflict-induced internal displacement on social disintegration is analyzed using logistic regression. Internal displacement significantly affects the price of house rent (B = 0.262,p <  0.01), affects healthcare service costs (B = 0.262,p <  0.01), and is significantly related to social disintegration atp <  0.01. Internal displacement and student enrollment significantly affect educational fees (B = 0.233,p <  .0.01, and 0.785,p <  0.01, respectively) and internal displacement, student enrollment, and educational fees significantly affected student dropout (B = 0.107,p <  0.01,B = 0.853,p <  0.01, andB = 0.096,p <  0.01, resp...
Source: Global Social Welfare - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research