Realidad socioeconómica de personas en condición de desplazamiento forzado en Colombia: revisión sistemática

Abstract

Colombia has the largest number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the world. One of the most pressing needs facing affected people is to restructure their economic base, as it is difficult to obtain permanent sources of income. As such, we conducted a systematic review of the literature to learn about IDPs’ consumption practices and sources of income in Colombia and what methodologies are used to address the study of this reality. We searched the Redalyc and Scopus databases of original articles published from 2006. Of these, 26 were eligible and provided information on: food security (42.3%), health status and/or access to health (26.9%); housing conditions (45.5%), access to public services (27.3%); tenure of property and/or goods (26.9%); employment situation (76.9%), level of schooling and access to education (46.2%) and IDPs’ access to humanitarian aid (15.4%) in Colombia. These results highlight the socioeconomic vulnerability faced by IDPs in Colombia.