Challenges and barriers of humanitarian aid management in 2017 Kermanshah earthquake: a qualitative study
Abstract Background Examining various problems after disasters is important for the affected people. Managing humanitarian aid and donations among the affected people is considered as one of the most important problems after disasters. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the challenges an...
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| author | Hamid Safarpour Saeideh Fooladlou Meysam Safi-Keykaleh Somayyeh Mousavipour Davoud Pirani Ali Sahebi Hassan Ghodsi Iman Farahi-Ashtiani Arezoo Dehghani |
| author_facet | Hamid Safarpour Saeideh Fooladlou Meysam Safi-Keykaleh Somayyeh Mousavipour Davoud Pirani Ali Sahebi Hassan Ghodsi Iman Farahi-Ashtiani Arezoo Dehghani |
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| description | Abstract Background Examining various problems after disasters is important for the affected people. Managing humanitarian aid and donations among the affected people is considered as one of the most important problems after disasters. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the challenges and barriers of humanitarian aid management in 2017 Kermanshah Earthquake. Methods This study was conducted from November 2017 to January 2018, with qualitative case study design. The population included 21 people including 6 humanitarian aid manager, 6 volunteers, 4 aid workers, and 5 affected people. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and purposeful sampling, which continued until saturating the data. The strategies recommended by Guba were used for evaluating the trustworthiness of the data. The data was analyzed with conventional content analysis method according to method suggested by Graneheim and Lundman. Results Based on the results, two themes, nine categories, and 19 sub-categories were identified considering the challenges and barriers of humanitarian aid and donors’ management during the 2017 Kermanshah Earthquake. The categories included education, command and coordination, communication and information, rules, security, traffic and overcrowding, assessment, providing system, and cultural setting. Also, two themes including managerial and structural barriers were extracted. Conclusion Adopting an effective management and appropriate policies with respect to humanitarian aid and modifying structural and managerial barriers can improve the performance and management of humanitarian aid. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ffde54d3b93407b8e95e481b07fa2312022-12-22T00:08:14ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582020-04-0120111010.1186/s12889-020-08722-5Challenges and barriers of humanitarian aid management in 2017 Kermanshah earthquake: a qualitative studyHamid Safarpour0Saeideh Fooladlou1Meysam Safi-Keykaleh2Somayyeh Mousavipour3Davoud Pirani4Ali Sahebi5Hassan Ghodsi6Iman Farahi-Ashtiani7Arezoo Dehghani8Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Healthcare Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Neyshabur University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Examining various problems after disasters is important for the affected people. Managing humanitarian aid and donations among the affected people is considered as one of the most important problems after disasters. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the challenges and barriers of humanitarian aid management in 2017 Kermanshah Earthquake. Methods This study was conducted from November 2017 to January 2018, with qualitative case study design. The population included 21 people including 6 humanitarian aid manager, 6 volunteers, 4 aid workers, and 5 affected people. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and purposeful sampling, which continued until saturating the data. The strategies recommended by Guba were used for evaluating the trustworthiness of the data. The data was analyzed with conventional content analysis method according to method suggested by Graneheim and Lundman. Results Based on the results, two themes, nine categories, and 19 sub-categories were identified considering the challenges and barriers of humanitarian aid and donors’ management during the 2017 Kermanshah Earthquake. The categories included education, command and coordination, communication and information, rules, security, traffic and overcrowding, assessment, providing system, and cultural setting. Also, two themes including managerial and structural barriers were extracted. Conclusion Adopting an effective management and appropriate policies with respect to humanitarian aid and modifying structural and managerial barriers can improve the performance and management of humanitarian aid.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08722-5DisasterDonation managementHumanitarian aidAid distributionIran |
| spellingShingle | Hamid Safarpour Saeideh Fooladlou Meysam Safi-Keykaleh Somayyeh Mousavipour Davoud Pirani Ali Sahebi Hassan Ghodsi Iman Farahi-Ashtiani Arezoo Dehghani Challenges and barriers of humanitarian aid management in 2017 Kermanshah earthquake: a qualitative study BMC Public Health Disaster Donation management Humanitarian aid Aid distribution Iran |
| title | Challenges and barriers of humanitarian aid management in 2017 Kermanshah earthquake: a qualitative study |
| title_full | Challenges and barriers of humanitarian aid management in 2017 Kermanshah earthquake: a qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Challenges and barriers of humanitarian aid management in 2017 Kermanshah earthquake: a qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges and barriers of humanitarian aid management in 2017 Kermanshah earthquake: a qualitative study |
| title_short | Challenges and barriers of humanitarian aid management in 2017 Kermanshah earthquake: a qualitative study |
| title_sort | challenges and barriers of humanitarian aid management in 2017 kermanshah earthquake a qualitative study |
| topic | Disaster Donation management Humanitarian aid Aid distribution Iran |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08722-5 |
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