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Sustainability of health services in refugee hosting districts: a qualitative study of health services in three west Nile refugee hosting districts, Uganda
BackgroundHumanitarian health assistance programmes have expanded from temporary approaches addressing short-term needs to providing long-term...
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Health literacy and cultural responsiveness of primary health care systems and services in Australia: reflections from service providers, stakeholders, and people from refugee backgrounds
BackgroundPrimary health care [PHC] services with general practitioners (GPs) as the first point of access to health care services for people from...
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Comparing the health of refugee and asylee patients with that of non-refugee immigrant and US-born patients in a large Urban clinic
ObjectivesTo compare disease burden in refugee/asylee, non-refugee immigrant, and US-born patients in the largest safety net clinic in San Francisco,...
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Refugee women’s health: needs, knowledge, and behaviors of female refugees
BackgroundRefugees entering the USA undergo initial health screening. However, little guidance on preventative medicine is provided. We examined...
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Overcoming denominator problems in refugee settings with fragmented electronic records for health and immigration data: a prediction-based approach
BackgroundEpidemiological studies in refugee settings are often challenged by the denominator problem, i.e. lack of population at risk data. We...
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Perspectives of refugee parents and unaccompanied minors on initial health assessment and access to care
To explore the needs, expectations, and experiences of asylum-seeking parents and unaccompanied minors under the age of 18 years on the initial...
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Refugee Births and the Migrant Health Effect in Syracuse NY
ObjectivesIn Syracuse, NY among 5998 births in a 3-year period (2017–2019), 24% were to foreign-born women, among whom nearly 5% were refugees from...
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Lived experiences of refugee women with vaginal fistula in Nakivale and Oruchinga refugee settlements, Isingiro District, Uganda
BackgroundVaginal fistula (VF) affects 2–3 million women globally, with the majority in Africa. In Uganda, it’s 2%, with western Uganda having the...
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Resettlement, mental health, and co**: a mixed methods survey with recently resettled refugee parents in Canada
BackgroundResettlement experiences of refugee parents are under-researched despite evidence indicating higher risk of poor mental health. The current...
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Housing and health for people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds: findings from an Australian qualitative longitudinal study
BackgroundFor people from asylum-seeking and refugee backgrounds, housing and the re-establishment of home are key social determinants of health....
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The role of environmental sensitivity in the mental health of Syrian refugee children: a multi-level analysis
Individuals with high environmental sensitivity have nervous systems that are disproportionately receptive to both the protective and imperilling...
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Refugee women’s and providers’ perceptions of person-centered maternity care: a qualitative study in two refugee camps in Chad
BackgroundGlobally, mistreatment of women during labor and delivery is a common human rights violation. Person-centered maternity care (PCMC), a...
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Gendered Health Outcome Among Somali Refugee Youth in Displacement: A Role of Social Support and Religious Belief
This study examines the factors influencing physical health status, specifically focusing on the gender differences in risk and promotive factors...
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Implementation gaps in culturally responsive care for refugee and migrant maternal health in New South Wales, Australia
BackgroundRefugee and migrant women are at higher risk of childbirth complications and generally poorer pregnancy outcomes. They also report lower...
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Designing for community engagement: user-friendly refugee wellness center planning process and concept, a health design case study
BackgroundRefugee and immigrant populations have diverse cultural factors that affect their access to health care and must be considered when...
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The effect of health literacy and self-efficacy levels of Syrian refugee university students on quality of life
AimAccording to studies, self-efficacy and health literacy impact Syrian refugees’ quality of life. However, it is unclear how these factors...
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The emergence and regression of political priority for refugee integration into the Jordanian health system: an analysis using the Kingdon’s multiple streams model
BackgroundThe prolonged presence of Syrian refugees in Jordan has highlighted the need for sustainable health service delivery models for refugees....
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Religious Identity and its Relation to Health-Related Quality of Life and COVID-Related Stress of Refugee Children and Adolescents in Germany
Research shows that religious identity is associated with health. The aim of this study was to understand the role of religious identity for refugee...
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Cervical Cancer Screening by Refugee Category in a Refugee Health Primary Care Clinic in Calgary, Canada, 2011–2016
Newly arrived refugees and refugee claimants experience low cervical cancer screening (CCS) rates in Canada. We investigated CCS at a dedicated...
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A sco** review on the barriers to and facilitators of health services utilisation related to refugee settlement in regional or rural areas of the host country
BackgroundHealthcare access and equity are human rights. Worldwide conflicts, violence, and persecution have increased the number of people from...
