TY - JOUR
T1 - Challenges and coping strategies of refugees
T2 - Exploring residual Liberian refugees’ experiences in Ghana
AU - Dako-Gyeke, Mavis
AU - Adu, Ernestina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015.
PY - 2017/1
Y1 - 2017/1
N2 - This study explored the challenges and coping strategies among Liberian refugees in Ghana. Using a qualitative research design, 40 participants were purposively recruited at a refugee settlement in Ghana. Four focus group discussions and sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted. The focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were audio-taped, transcribed, coded, and analyzed thematically based on the objectives of the study. The findings indicated that the refugees experienced challenges related to disruption in social networks, disputes over resources, high rate of unemployment, and increased level of criminal activities. The study also revealed that the refugees included in this study resorted to religion, spirituality, and income earning activities as their coping strategies. The findings offer insights for social workers, policy actors, and future research.
AB - This study explored the challenges and coping strategies among Liberian refugees in Ghana. Using a qualitative research design, 40 participants were purposively recruited at a refugee settlement in Ghana. Four focus group discussions and sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted. The focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were audio-taped, transcribed, coded, and analyzed thematically based on the objectives of the study. The findings indicated that the refugees experienced challenges related to disruption in social networks, disputes over resources, high rate of unemployment, and increased level of criminal activities. The study also revealed that the refugees included in this study resorted to religion, spirituality, and income earning activities as their coping strategies. The findings offer insights for social workers, policy actors, and future research.
KW - Coping
KW - faith
KW - focus group
KW - migration
KW - refugees
KW - spirituality
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85009792155&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1473325015596218
DO - 10.1177/1473325015596218
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85009792155
SN - 1473-3250
VL - 16
SP - 96
EP - 112
JO - Qualitative Social Work
JF - Qualitative Social Work
IS - 1
ER -