BACKGROUND Conflict affected refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) are at increased vulnerability to gender-based violence (GBV). Health, psychosocial, and protection services have been implemented in humanitarian settings, but GBV remains under-reported and available services under-utilized. To improve access to existing GBV services and facilitate reporting, the ASIST-GBV screening...

BACKGROUND In 2012, the United Kingdom (UK) Government announced that the new entrant screening for active tuberculosis (TB) in Heathrow and Gatwick airports would end. Our study objective was to estimate screening yield and diagnostic accuracy, and identify those at risk of active TB after entry. METHODS We designed a retrospective cohort study and linked new entrants screened from June 2009...

BACKGROUND In 2007, a total of 57.8% of the 13,293 new cases of tuberculosis in the United States were diagnosed in foreign-born persons, and the tuberculosis rate among foreign-born persons was 9.8 times as high as that among U.S.-born persons (20.6 vs. 2.1 cases per 100,000 population). Annual arrivals of approximately 400,000 immigrants and 50,000 to 70,000 refugees from overseas are likely ...

nowadays, victimization of women is very prevalent as a social problem. among these are women who in addition to potential vulnerabilities, are more victimized for being migrants and minorities. the main objective of this study is to identify the types of victimization of iranian and afghan women refugees in mashhad urban space and study the factors influencing their victimization. this study w...

Changing migration dynamics in the Mediterranean Sea and differences in infectious diseases (ID) burden between the countries of origin have raised questions whether public health actions are needed to avoid the transmission of ID. Screening newly arrived migrants for ID is one health monitoring option, offering opportunities for prevention, early detection and treatment. The authors conducted ...

Background Gender-based violence (GBV) is both a global public health problem and violation of human rights. Refugees and internally displaced persons experience an increased risk of GBV and health outcomes associated with GBV are often exacerbated in conflict settings. Methods A mixed methods study to examine the feasibility and acceptability of universal screening for GBV in a refugee popul...

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Afghans have consistently been one of the largest groups refugees arriving in Europe, with more than 600,000 Afghan asylum applications European countries over past ten years, second only number to Syrians. migration Europe is a response both deteriorating security situation Afghanistan and protracted displacement hosting vast majority refugees, including Iran, where there well‐documented lack ...

Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) have experienced multiple traumas and are a high-risk group for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The effects of trauma are known to be associated with sleep problems; indeed sleeping problems are core features of PTSD. However, there has been no systematic research examining the sleep of this high risk group of children. This study presents the ...