Analysis of residential satisfaction: An empirical evidence from neighbouring communities of Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

PLoS One. 2021 Apr 29;16(4):e0250838. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250838. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

This study aims to understand the level of residential satisfaction of the host communities' aftermath of the influx of Rohingya in Bangladesh. A total of 151 household heads were randomly interviewed from Ukhiya and Ramu Upazila of Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh. A residential satisfaction index is developed with a total of twenty-two variables comprised of four components- social environment (SE), neighbourhood environment (NE), public services and facilities (PS&F), and dwelling units (DU). The coefficients of the components indicate that the PS&F, SE, and NE impact much on the overall residential satisfaction compare to the DU. The analysis demonstrates that the people who have tertiary level education, who is Muslim and whose work opportunities remain the same as before, are more satisfied, but older people are less satisfied than younger. Besides, the degradation of social harmony, livestock and agricultural land losses, and decreased wages were the significant causes of dissatisfaction. These findings may contribute to taking appropriate policies and programs for the host communities taken by the government and non-government organizations.

Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Bangladesh / ethnology
  • Empirical Research
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myanmar / ethnology
  • Refugee Camps*
  • Social Perception / psychology*
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Young Adult

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.