Health related relief in the former Yugoslavia : Needs, demands and supplies
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
; 15(1): 9-19, Jan.-Mar. 2000. ilus, tab
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CR3.1
Localização: CR3.1; DES
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Many organizations rally to areas to provide assistance to a population during a disaster. Little is known about the ability of the materials and services provided to meet the actual needs and demands of the affected population. This study sought to identify the perceptions of representatives of the international organizations providing this aid, the international workers involved with the delivery of this aid, the workers who were employed locally by the international organizations, the recipients, and the local authorities. This study sought to identify the perceptions of these personnel relative to the adequacies of the supplies in meeting the needs and demands of the population during and following the war in Bosnia - Herzegovina.Methods:
Structured interviews were conducted with representatives of international organizations and workers providing aid and with locally employed workers, recipients of the assistance, and the authorities of the areas involved. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to assist in the analysis of the data.Results:
Eighty-eigth interviews were conducted. A total of 246 organizations were identified as providing assistance within the area, and 54
Coleções:
05-specialized
Base de dados:
DESASTRES
Assunto principal:
Seleção de Pessoal
/
Pessoal de Saúde
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Atenção à Saúde
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Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article