نتایج جستجو برای: refugee health

تعداد نتایج: 983726  

2015
Jane Yelland Elisha Riggs Josef Szwarc Sue Casey Wendy Dawson Dannielle Vanpraag Chris East Euan Wallace Glyn Teale Bernie Harrison Pauline Petschel John Furler Sharon Goldfeld Fiona Mensah Mary Anne Biro Sue Willey I-Hao Cheng Rhonda Small Stephanie Brown

BACKGROUND The risk of poor maternal and perinatal outcomes in high-income countries such as Australia is greatest for those experiencing extreme social and economic disadvantage. Australian data show that women of refugee background have higher rates of stillbirth, fetal death in utero and perinatal mortality compared with Australian born women. Policy and health system responses to such inequ...

2017
Zeinab Cherri Julita Gil Cuesta Jose M. Rodriguez-Llanes Debarati Guha-Sapir

The Syrian conflict has displaced five million individuals outside their country with Lebanon hosting the largest numbers per capita. Around 24% of Syrian refugees fleeing to Lebanon are women of reproductive age (15-49). Yet, a better understanding of the sexual and reproductive health needs of Syrian refugee women in Lebanon is required to improve provided services. Eleven focus group discuss...

2017
Roberta Lynn Woodgate David Shiyokha Busolo Maryanne Crockett Ruth Anne Dean Miriam R. Amaladas Pierre J. Plourde

BACKGROUND Immigrant and refugee families form a growing proportion of the Canadian population and experience barriers in accessing primary health care services. The aim of this study was to examine the experiences of access to primary health care by African immigrant and refugee families. METHODS Eighty-three families originating from 15 African countries took part in multiple open ended int...

Journal: :Neurology 2012
Farrah J Mateen Marco Carone Christopher Haskew Paul Spiegel

BACKGROUND Approximately one-third of refugees worldwide live in refugee camps. Selected neurologic diseases are actively reported in some refugee camps. METHODS The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees monitors health visits in refugee camps with the assistance of more than 25 partner organizations using standardized case definitions. Neurologic diseases were selected and searched f...

Journal: :Global public health 2018
Miriam Rabkin Fouad M Fouad Wafaa M El-Sadr

Forcible displacement has reached unprecedented levels, with more refugees and internally displaced people reported since comprehensive statistics have been collected. The rising numbers of refugees requiring health services, the protracted nature of modern displacement, and the changing demographics of refugee populations have created compelling new health needs and challenges. In addition to ...

Journal: :Emerging Infectious Diseases 1998
S. Cookson R. Waldman B. Gushulak D. MacPherson F. Burkle C. Paquet E. Kliewer P. Walker

Each year, more than 15 million people seek political asylum or become refugees in various parts of the world. Most of these displaced persons are from developing countries where infectious diseases (e.g., tuberculosis, hepatitis, malaria, various parasitic and emerging diseases) are prevalent. These persons migrate mainly to the United States, Australia, and Canada, nations that receive inflow...

Journal: :Journal of the Iowa Medical Society 1981
W M Jagiello E T Thomas

Journal: :Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique 2015
Sepali Guruge Hissan Butt

BACKGROUND Youth comprise a significant portion of the total immigrant population in Canada. Immigrant and refugee youth often have different migration trajectories and experiences, which can result in different mental health outcomes. Research is emerging in this area, but study findings have not yet been consolidated. RESEARCH QUESTION What is known from the existing literature about mental...

2018
Carla T. Hilario John L. Oliffe Josephine P. Wong Annette J. Browne Joy L. Johnson

In recent years, the experiences of immigrant and refugee young men have drawn attention worldwide. Human-induced environmental disasters, local and global conflicts, and increasingly inequitable distributions of wealth have shaped transnational migration patterns. Canada is home to a large immigrant and refugee population, particularly in its urban areas, and supporting the mental health and w...

2011
William M Weiss Alexander Vu Hannah Tappis Sarah Meyer Christopher Haskew Paul Spiegel

BACKGROUND Comparisons between refugees receiving health care in settlement-based facilities and persons living in host communities have found that refugees have better health outcomes. However, data that compares utilization of health services between refugees and the host population, and across refugee settlements, countries and regions is limited. The paper will address this information gap....

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