This study employed focus groups to examine the ways Syrian refugees living in a large refugee camp in Jordan are using cell phones to cope with information precarity, a condition of information instability and insecurity that may result in heightened exposure to violence. These refugees are found to experience information precarity in terms of technological and social access to relevant inform...

Most people interested in Syrian affairs used to believe that the country was extremely stable. The regime's media fed this belief, constantly reiterating the assertion that Syria was the most secure and stable country in the world. Infact, however, this stability was merely a veneer. In reality, cracks and rifts appeared that damaged the Syrian society, undermined its cohesion, and created num...

INTRODUCTION There are nearly 3 million Syrian refugees, with more than 1 million in Lebanon. We combined quantitative and qualitative methods to determine cesarean section (CS) rates among Syrian refugees accessing care through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)-contracted hospitals in Lebanon and possible driving factors. METHODS We analyzed hospital admission data from U...

Craniofacial area is apart of the human body which undergoes the greatest changes during development and is characterized by uneven growth. External and internal factors affect the growth and development of craniofacial structures. They are responsible for the occurrence of specific craniofacial characteristics in different races or populations within the same race. The present study investigat...

INTRODUCTION The influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan presents an immense burden to the Jordanian health system, particularly in treating chronic health conditions. This study was undertaken to assess utilization of health services for chronic health conditions among Syrian refugees in non-camp settings. METHODS A survey of Syrian refugees in Jordan was undertaken in June 2014 to characteriz...

War and migration is a traumatic situation that affects human life. Many Syrians had to migrate our country due the negativities experienced in Syria. Children are among most affected by migrations. In this study, problems encountered Syrian students education process discussed. The case study method was used qualitative research. group of research consists school administrators, teachers from ...

Kilis, Güneydoğu Anadolu ile Akdeniz’in birleşim noktasında bulunan ve Suriye sınırına sıfır yer alan serhat bir şehirdir. Bu küçük şirin kenti göçünden evvel kendi içerisinde farklı kültürlere kapalı Türkmen Sünni nüfustan oluşan, kendine özgü demografik yapısı olan şehirdi. Ancak Suriye’deki iç savaş münasebetiyle Türkiye’ye sığınan mülteciler ağırlıklı olarak Kilis Öncüpınar Sınır Kapısından...

OBJECTIVE Refugees have had major challenges to meet their health care needs throughout history especially in war zones and natural disaster times. The health care needs of Syrian refugees have been becoming an increasingly important issue. We aimed to examine the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and explore its relation with various socioeconomic variables among Syrian refug...

Syrian hamsters, like many humans, increase food intake and body adiposity in response to stress. We hypothesized that glucocorticoids (cortisol and corticosterone) mediate these stress-induced effects on energy homeostasis. Because Syrian hamsters are dual secretors of cortisol and corticosterone, differential effects of each glucocorticoid on energy homeostasis were investigated. First, adren...