Resettlement and Processing of Haitian Refugees

Plasmodium malariae in Haitian Refugees, Jamaica

Since 1963, reported malaria transmission in Haiti has been restricted to Plasmodium falciparum. However, screening of Haitian refugees in Jamaica in 2004, by microscopic examination, identified P. falciparum, P. vivax, and P. malariae. PCR confirmed the P. malariae and P. falciparum but not P. vivax infections. DNA sequencing and rRNA gene sequences showed transmission of P. malariae. This rep...

The Resettlement Experiences of Refugees from El Salvador

Occupational upheaval during resettlement and migration: findings of global ethnography with refugees with disabilities.

There is an emerging interest in issues of occupational justice and occupational deprivation within contemporary occupational therapy practice and theory. To inform this emerging agenda, research with populations at risk of occupational injustice is crucial. This study used a global ethnography framework to explore disabled refugees' access to occupational participation in the context of the U....

Pediatric refugees in Rhode Island: increases in BMI percentile, overweight, and obesity following resettlement.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate BMI change among pediatric refugees resettling in Providence, RI. METHODS Retrospective chart review of pediatric refugees from the initial evaluation to year 3 post-resettlement at Hasbro Children's Hospital. Primary outcome of interest was within person change in BMI percentile at each time point. RESULTS From 2007-2012, 181 children visited the clinic. Initial preva...

The Influence of Previous Traumatic Experiences on Haitian Child Refugees’ Conceptualization of Fear

This study investigates how children’s experiences as Haitian refugees influence the development of atypical childhood fears. Eighteen child refugees were interviewed about their personal primary fear objects and their interpretation of fear in a series of drawing and picture observation exercises. Five of these eighteen children were Haitian refugees. Each of the refugee children had one adult...