60

Introduction Les personnes déplacées internes ont vécu des évènements potentiellement traumatiques et sont à risque de développer le trouble stress post traumatique. Matériel et méthodes Nous avons réalisé une revue de la littérature, en utilisant : « internal* displac* persons, populations, people » en combinaison avec « post traumatic stress disorder, mental disorders, mental health, anxiety, depression » et Africa. Nous avons sélectionné les articles et les avons lus pour retenir ceux qui portaient sur le trouble stress post traumatique chez les personnes déplacées internes. Résultats Etre témoin de la mort d’un proche (25,70 %-74,8 %), manqué de nourriture (61.12 %- 89.90 %) étaient les événements traumatiques fréquents. La prévalence du trouble stress post traumatique variait de 11,7 % à 74,9 %. Conclusion Les personnes déplacées internes étaient victimes de plusieurs types d’événements traumatiques. Chez ces dernières, la prévalence du trouble stress post traumatique était élevée.

Introduction Internally displaced people leave their living environment as a result of armed conflict or violence. Thus, these people have experienced potentially traumatic events and are at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder. The objective of this study was to summarize the work on post-traumatic stress disorder among internally displaced people in Africa. Material and methods We conducted a literature review, using the terms: “internal* displac* persons, populations, people” in combination with “post traumatic stress disorder, mental disorders, mental health, anxiety, depression” and Africa. Articles were selected on the basis of their title. We successively read the summaries and the full articles of the studies to retain only those which dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder in internally displaced persons. Finally, from the bibliography of the selected articles, we searched for additional articles if titles of interest were listed there. We also searched the gray literature. Results The most frequent traumatic events: witnessing the death of a loved one (25.70 %-74.8 %), lack of food or water (61.12 %-89.90 %). The prevalence of post traumatic stress disorder ranged from 11.7 % to 74.9 %. Female sex and witnessing the death of a loved one were the main predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder. Conclusion Internally displaced people were victims of several types of traumatic events. The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder was high in this specific population.