Datasets on the challenges of forced displacement and coping strategies among displaced women in selected Internally Displaced Persons' (IDPs)camps in Nigeria
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Thephenomenonofinternaldisplacementhasalwaysexisted.Ithow-
everbecamethesubjectofsignificantconcernfortheinternational
communitysinceafterWorldWar2,withtheviolationofthehuman
rights ofthedisplacedarisingmostlyfromtheintensification ofintra-
statewarsaroundtheworld.Thearticlepresentedanintegrateddataon
theproblemsofforceddisplacement andadoptedcopingstrategies
among displacedwomeninselectedIDPscampsinNigeria.Thestudy
used aqualitativeapproachwithadescriptivesurveytoexplainthe
majorproblemsofforceddisplacement.Thepopulationincluded
womenandfocusgroupdiscussion(FGD)guidewasadoptedtoelicit
responsesfromthestudypopulation.Datawasdescribedwiththeuse
of a3-DChartandthedata-setisbroadlyavailableforfurtherinvesti-
gation.The findings identified lackofadequatecareand financiallackas
the majorchallengesaffectingdisplacedwomenwhileeconomic
opportunitieswasthemostsignificant copingstrategy.Itwasrecom-
mendedthatgovernmentandinterveninghumanitarianagencieswill
consistentlyadoptreliablelegalandinstitutionalframeworkforthe
management ofinternaldisplacementanddisplacedvictimsinNigeria
Keywords
H Social Sciences (General), HQ The family. Marriage. Woman, JA Political science (General)