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Somali Bantu refugees in southwest Idaho: assessment using participatory research.
The Somali Bantu represent a subset of African refugees, many of whom are preliterate with no native written language. This population presents significant challenges for nurses and other healthcare providers. A community-based participatory research project using qualitative techniques to combine community and cultural assessment was conducted over 18 months. A thorough description of methodol...
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In East-African and Arab countries, khat leaves are traditionally chewed in social settings. They contain the amphetamine-like alkaloid cathinone. Especially among Somali refugees, khat use has been associated with psychiatric symptoms. We assessed khat-use patterns and psychiatric symptoms among male Somali refugees living in a disadvantaged urban settlement area in Kenya, a large group that h...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees
سال: 1994
ISSN: 1920-7336,0229-5113
DOI: 10.25071/1920-7336.21605