Table 6 Summary of medics’ sources of distress (n = 30)
Work-related challenges | Personal/family-related challenges | Security issues, conflict, and human rights violations | Early life trauma |
|---|---|---|---|
Difficulty retaining personnel (11) | Separation from family and/or home village for extended periods of time (24) | Providing medical services in/near areas of active fighting (30) | Early life trauma related to forced displacement (10) |
Inability / perceived lack of skills to treat patients (10) | Inability to support family and/or inadequate compensation (8) | Acts of violence against medics, patients and clinics (10) | Early life trauma related to violence against family members (7) |
Lack of medical supplies and other resources (10) | Disruption of family due to resettlement issues (4) | Limited ability to provide services due to security risks (9) | |
Transportation and distance-related barriers (3) | Fear for family's security (3) | Threat of landmine injury (8) |