evaluation of a malaria screening program was carried out in two screened afghan refugee camps in bardsir and rafsanjan and compared to non-screened afghan refugees within kerman, as well as refugees with malaria diagnosed by communicable disease control (cdc) laboratories in kennan and rafsanjan, by parasitological blood examinations. the study involved 456 residents of two refugee camps and r...

Evaluation of a malaria screening program was carried out in two screened Afghan refugee camps in Bardsir and Rafsanjan and compared to non-screened Afghan refugees within Kerman, as well as refugees with malaria diagnosed by Communicable Disease Control (CDC) Laboratories in Kennan and Rafsanjan, by parasitological blood examinations. The study involved 456 residents of two refugee camps ...

BACKGROUND Afghanistan is the 15th least developed country in the world, with poor sanitation and high rates of infectious diseases and malnutrition. However, little is known about the health of young Afghan refugees resettling in Western countries. METHODS We used a cross-sectional study design to examine the health profile of newly arrived Afghan refugees presenting to a General Practice be...

Background: Nowadays, Musculoskeletal disorders are of great concern in job health issues due to their prevalence rate which is relatively high among various occupations. Afghan immigrants working in Iran are exposed to the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. This study aimed to determine the prevalence rate of musculoskeletal disorders among Afghan refugees living in Tehran and Qom. Methods and...

Background and Objectives: Refugees are often further susceptible to food insecurity in host countries. This study was carried out to review food insecurity statuses of Afghan refugees in Iran. Materials and Methods: A comprehensive search was carried out using keywords of "food insecurity", "food security", "Iran", "Afghan", “immigrant” and "refugee" in English databases, including Scopus, We...

The present research was carried out in order to investigate the relationship between meaning in life and hope with depression, anxiety and stress in Afghan Refugees in Alborz province in Iran. In this research, method of study is a descriptive correlation type. One hundred and fifty-eight Afghan refugees (64 male, 94 female) participated in this study. All participants completed the Meaning in...

The medical records of all patients attending the Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM), Peshawar during 1990 and to 1994 were analysed to determine the frequency of most common cancers. There were 13,359 adults with biopsy proven cancers of these 10,371 belonged to the North West Frontier province (NWFP) and remaining 2,988 were Afghan refugees. In NWFP there were 55% males an...

The migration of refugees not only facilitates but also increases the risk of the spread of infectious diseases such as viral hepatitis. During the two last decades, because of 23 years (1978—2001) of civil war in Afghanistan, a considerable number of Afghan people have left their homeland and have migrated to neighboring countries. Iran, as Afghanistan’s western neighbor, has hosted approximat...

afghanistan throughout its history has witnessed wars and conflicts have been numerous domestic and foreign. this has resulted in the migration of residents of this country. former soviet invasion of the country and then flare-up of internal strife after the withdrawal of soviet troops, in accelerating their migration to neighboring countries, especially iran has an important role. the aim of t...