As a result, they are targeted by rebel groups and become victims of rape, assault, sexual and physical violence (Kamau et al., 2004). Unlike men, they are exposed to torture and emotional trauma that lead to mental disorders. Emotional and physical losses have been associated with displaced women's vulnerability to mental disorders. Studies have reported women losing husbands due to arrests and wars, loss of income and property, and higher levels of unemployment leading to depression (Salah et al., 2013). Women take care of families. Married women take on the burden of providing social responsibility to their children and family, resulting in forgetting their own needs. As a result, the prevalence of general distress and depression is reportedly higher among married women in displaced communities in South Sudan than among men (Musa and Hamid, 2010). On the other hand, men spend most of their time fighting and engaging in risky health behaviors at the expense of their families' well-being in the camps (Kirby,
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