The occurrence of and factors associated with mental ill-health amongst humanitarian aid workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Humanitarian crises and disasters affect millions of people worldwide. Humanitarian aid workers are civilians or professionals who respond to disasters and provide humanitarian assistance. In doing so, they face several stressors and traumatic exposures. Humanitarian aid workers also face unique challenges associated with working in unfamiliar settings.

Objective

To determine the occurrence of and factors associated with mental ill-health among humanitarian aid workers.

Search strategy

CINAHL plus, Cochrane library, Global Health, Medline, PubMed, Web of Science were searched from 2005-2020. Grey literature was searched on Google Scholar.

Selection criteria

PRISMA guidelines were followed and after double screening, studies reporting occurrence of me

SUBMITTER: Cameron L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11095667 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature