Prevalence of Diseases in Internally Displaced Persons Camps during Climate Change (Flooding) in a Low-Income Setting

Objectives: To determine the common diseases in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps during the flooding. Methods: The study was conducted in IDP camps in Anambra State, south-east Nigeria during the last quarter of 2022 (October to December 2022). Secondary data obtained from patients’ record booklets was used. A total number of 19,080 people were in the camps. The researchers went through the patients’ records in various IDP camps to collect data on different diseases diagnosed. The primary outcome measure was the prevalence of the disease. Descriptive statistics are presented as means and standard deviations for continuous variables and numbers and percentages for categorical variables.