Factors Associated with Seeking Afghan Refugees Current Situation in Puspa Argo Camp, Sidoarjo, Indonesia

Abstract

Due to the ongoing wars in different regions several people leave their countries for a better future. Globally refugees are facing a lot of problems that included economical, socials, and health related problems. The current study aimed to investigate the different factors of refugees from fleeing or leaving their countries, the problem the face as refugees, and their future plans. The study was a cross-sectional study that used a questionnaire to investigate the different factors associated with Afghan refugees in Indonesia. A total of 29 refuges completed the questionnaire. Among the respondents majority of the respondents (75.8%) have school level of education. In addition, majority of the respondents (48.3%) were in the age group 27-32 years. Majority of the refuges (89.7%) recorded that the stayed in Indonesia for more than 7 years. All the respondents didn't have the travel document passport. Among them 96.6% of the respondents stated that UNHCR does help them, while 75.9% stated that Indonesian government also help them during their stay as refugee. Moreover, 58.6% of the respondent showed that because of the fast case history of refugee the choose Indonesia to seek refugee status. 59.1% of the respondents having school level education stated that they select Indonesia due to fast case history of refugees, while 57.1% respondents with university level education also showed the same reason.