during some decades ago, iran hosted much more afghan refugees. different researches, content analyses of speeches, legislatives interviews and different social news show that negative emotions toward afghans exist among some part of people and legislatives, so that they recognize afghans as criminals. therefore, the purpose of this study was social construction of these negative emotions forma...

Malaria control among nomadic populations has, in the past, posed serious logistic difficulties. Presented in this article are the results of a pilot study in which permethrin was sprayed on the tents of over 26000 nomadic Afghan refugees in an area of Pakistan where seasonal malaria outbreaks occur. In this area Anopheles culicifacies and A. stephensi are the malaria vectors. Population survey...

INTRODUCTION For nearly three decades, the two neighboring countries of Iran and Pakistan hosted millions of Afghans. Today, Afghans still represent the largest group of refugees in the world. This feature has greatly influenced provision of health care for this population. Due to a paucity of research on the health status of Afghan refugees in Iran, this study aim to make a vista on the patter...

Introduction: Refugees encounter many obstacles en route to the United States. face very different disasters and response resources in US than their home countries. On arrival US, refugees receive a brief introduction disaster preparedness, but do not specific education based on country or final location of residence. This study aims determine preparedness levels Afghan Method: used modified Ge...

iran is one of the most concentrated areas of afghan migrants and refugees. most afghans dispersed throughout the country mixed with iranian households. the majority of afghan immigrants are typically unskilled and illegal workers. this study aims at investigating the nature of the causal relationship between afghan immigrants and two main labor market indicators, average wages and unemployment...

BACKGROUND Psychological trauma, in particular, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, are highly prevalent among resettled refugees. However, little is known regarding the mental health status and associated help-seeking behaviour of resettled Afghan refugees in Australia. METHODS A sample of 150 resettled Afghan refugees (74 males; mean age 32.8 years, SD = 12.2) living in Ade...

BACKGROUND Refugees experience multiple health and social needs. This requires an integrated approach to care in the countries of resettlement, including Canada. Perhaps, interactive eHealth tools could build bridges between medical and social care in a timely manner. The authors developed and piloted a multi-risk Computer-assisted Psychosocial Risk Assessment (CaPRA) tool for Afghan refugees v...