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Table 3 Problem of discrimination/ubaguzi (Uganda)

From: Exploring the mental health and psychosocial problems of Congolese refugees living in refugee settings in Rwanda and Uganda: a rapid qualitative study

Description of the problem

Number of respondents (n=

Some tribes don’t get into community leadership

6

Fights among different tribes

4

Linguistic discrimination among different tribes

4

Back-stabbing among different tribes

3

Labeling people who don’t speak Swahili as Rwandan

2

Different religious sects don’t visit people who belong to other sects

2

Parents educate the boy child over the girl child

1

Responding and talking in a cruel way to people of a different tribe

1

Different tribes harass and threaten each other

1

People live in fear of other tribes

1

Destroying gardens of people from other tribes

1

Perceived causes of the problem

Number of respondents

People speaking different languages

5

Scheming within different tribes to fail or twart members of tribes other than one’s own (fitina katika makabila)

4

Lack of love for one another

2

Immigration and having different nationalities

2

Parents think the boy child is more important than the girl child

1

Having numerous religious sects

1

Problems related to tribalism (shida za ukabila)

1

Resettlement status some have and others do not

1

Land wrangles

1

Lack of trust within families

1

Harsh living conditions

1

People have different customs

1

Difference in years lived in the settlement

1

Illiteracy

1

Effects on those with the problem and those close to them

Number of respondents

Fighting

6

Killing one another

4

May lead to tribal disputes

3

Hatred within villages (machuki)

3

There is no peace and freedom (hakuna amani na uhuru)

2

Imprisonment

2

Lack of co-operation (between community members) hinders development

2

Early pregnancies associated with difficulties at delivery and reduce chances to lead a good life

1

Poisoning (kulogana)

1

Leads to poverty status

1

Harassment (kunyanyaswa)

1

What do people currently do to address the problem

Number of respondents

Sensitizing community about effects of discrimination

6

Advice giving

5

Teaching people to live in harmony and love one another

3

Reporting problems to NGOs

2

Separating tribes that are fighting

1

Imprisonment of perpetrators of discrimination

1

Reporting to the village chairperson

1

Having community dialogues about discrimination

1

Government putting announcements on the radios about its effects

1

What should be done about the problem if resources were available

Number of respondents

Advising people to love one another

4

Establishing strict laws to fight discrimination

3

Sensitizing the communities about effects of discrimination

2

Games uniting people

2

All people should be taken abroad

1

Formation of community development groups

1

Joint business venture

1

Establishing more places where water can be got

1

Give them money to buy the food they need.

1

Government should pass rules against discrimination

1

Government should punish perpetrators

1