Assessment of Psychosocial Needs among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) in Maiduguri Based on the Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs Scale (HESPER)

The current insurgency in the north-eastern Nigeria has brought worldwide attention to the plight and needs of the displaced persons.This study aims to assess the psychosocial needs and services available at the selected Internally Displace Person's camps in Maiduguri-based on (HESPER).This is a descriptive, crosssectional study using multistage sampling techniques; cluster sampling techniques was used to select nine IDPs camps and finally 450 household heads or family representatives through systematic sampling techniques.Food (91.6%), shortage of place to live in (85.1%), shortage of good enough clothes, shoes, bedding or blankets (88.3%), lack of easy and safe access to a clean toilet (81.1%), shortage of soap, water, suitable place to wash, sanitary materials (81.8%) were reported as a serious problem by majority of the displaced persons.Primary needs should be address first before secondary and tertiary needs.Therefore, government should ensure emergency setting psychosocial services are being conducted by the NGOs according to their mandates to prevent misplace priority and to avoid duplication of functions among the humanitarian actors