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Reducing uncertainty in Delphi surveys: A case study on immigration to the EU [PDF]

Demographic Research, 2023
BACKGROUND: Following the rapid increase of asylum seekers arriving in the European Union in 2015/16, policymakers have invested heavily in improving their foresight and forecasting capabilities.
Rhea Ravenna Sohst, Eduardo Acostamadiedo, Jasper Tjaden   +2 more
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Understanding the challenges and gaps in community engagement interventions for COVID-19 prevention strategies in Rohingya refugees: a qualitative study with frontline workers and community representatives

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundRohingya refugees in Bangladesh are vulnerable to infectious diseases such as COVID-19 due to the crowded living conditions with fragile shelters, and limited water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and practices.
Charls Erik Halder, Md Abeed Hasan, Yussuf Mohamed Mohamud, Marsela Nyawara, James Charles Okello, Md Nahid Mizan, Md Abu Sayum, Ahmed Hossain, Ahmed Hossain   +8 more
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Implementation of a Curriculum to Optimize Hygiene Behaviors Among Refugees and Migrants Being Resettled

Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, 2023
Health knowledge and behaviors can impact well-being and promote community integration post-arrival for refugees and migrants being resettled. Health and hygiene curricula are efficient and accessible mechanisms to mitigate the risk of chronic and ...
Shanna Miko, Sarah Hoffman, Mathika Thongkhamkitcharoen, Susan Dicker, Vivian Bampoh, Jean Sitati, Michelle Weinberg, William Stauffer, Alexander Klosovsky   +8 more
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Tuberculosis-related knowledge, behaviors, stigmatizing attitude, and discrimination among refugees, migrants, and the general population in Jordan

SAGE Open Medicine, 2023
Objective: A better understanding of tuberculosis-related knowledge, attitude, practices in the community, and other issues can help in implementing evidence-driven activities to control tuberculosis in Jordan.
Majd A Alsoukhni, Yousef Khader, Hiba Abaza, Nevin Wilson, Srinath Satyanarayana   +4 more
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Nutritional profile of Syrian refugee children before resettlement

Conflict and Health, 2019
Background The year 2015 marked the highest number of refugees globally and included record numbers of Syrians moving to neighboring countries. Half of the Syrians were children aged ≤18 years. Our study sought to examine undernutrition and overnutrition
Sweetmavourneen Pernitez-Agan, Kolitha Wickramage, Catherine Yen, Elizabeth Dawson-Hahn, Tarissa Mitchell, Dominik Zenner   +5 more
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Perception of effective access to health services in Territorial Spaces for Training and Reincorporation, one year after the peace accords in Colombia: a cross-sectional study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2020
Backgrounds: The signing of the peace accords in Colombia created challenges that are inherent to post-conflict transitions. One of those is the process of reintegrating ex-combatants into society, in which ensuring their rights to health is a ...
Julián Alfredo Fernández-Niño, Lud Magdy Chavarro, Ana Beatriz Vásquez-Rodríguez, Maylen Liseth Rojas-Botero, Ginna Esmeralda Hernández-Neuta, Ana Maria Peñuela-Poveda, David Alejandro Rodríguez   +6 more
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Health of men, women, and children in post-trafficking services in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam: an observational cross-sectional study

The Lancet Global Health, 2015
Background: Trafficking is a crime of global proportions involving extreme forms of exploitation and abuse. Yet little research has been done of the health risks and morbidity patterns for men, women, and children trafficked for various forms of forced ...
Dr. Ligia Kiss, PhD, Nicola S Pocock, MSc, Varaporn Naisanguansri, Soksreymom Suos, MA, Brett Dickson, BA, Doan Thuy, MA, Jobst Koehler, Kittiphan Sirisup, Nisakorn Pongrungsee, Van Anh Nguyen, MA, Rosilyne Borland, MA, Poonam Dhavan, MPH, Cathy Zimmerman, PhD   +12 more
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High prevalence of current tobacco smoking among patients with tuberculosis and people living with HIV in Jordan: A cross-sectional survey

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2023
Introduction Continued smoking by patients with tuberculosis (TB) and people living with HIV (PLHIV) leads to adverse treatment outcomes. Estimates of tobacco use among the population are scarce in the Eastern Mediterranean region, where the burden of TB
Ayaka Teshima, Ayah A. Shatnawi, Srinath Satyanarayana, Yousef S. Khader, Ibrahim F. Maia, Nevin C. Wilson   +5 more
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Internal migration related factors among dengue patients in Western Province, Sri Lanka

Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2019
Introduction: In recent years, Sri Lanka has experienced a surge in the incidence of dengue. Among other reasons, internal migration of people into dengue-high risk areas is thought to be an important factor for the rising case load.
Sharika Peiris, Indrakantha P. Welgama, Kolitha Wickramage, Chrishantha Abeysena   +3 more
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Spousal violence against women and its consequences on pregnancy outcomes and reproductive health of women in India

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background Globally, one in three women experienced domestic violence. Alike the scenario observed in India, and a very few studies talk about violence and its consequences on women's health.
Mahadev Bramhankar, R. S. Reshmi
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