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A social ecological approach to understanding service utilization barriers among male survivors of sexual violence in three refugee settings: a qualitative exploratory study

open access: yesConflict and Health, 2020
Background Post-sexual violence service utilization is often poor in humanitarian settings. Little is known about the service uptake barriers facing male survivors specifically. Methods To gain insights into this knowledge gap, we undertook a qualitative
Sarah K. Chynoweth   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors influencing refugees’ willingness to accept COVID‐19 vaccines in Greater Sydney: a qualitative study

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2022
Objectives: Achieving high vaccination coverage is a critical strategy to reducing the spread of COVID‐19 infection. This study, undertaken before the Delta variant outbreak, aimed to understand potential drivers and barriers influencing COVID‐19 vaccine
Abela Mahimbo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is refugee experience in childhood a risk for poorer health in adulthood?-A Swedish national survey study.

open access: yesPLOS Global Public Health, 2023
Studies on experiences of migration in childhood and subsequent health in adulthood report conflicting results. While there is limited research on the long-term health outcomes of refugee children as they transition into adulthood, it is often observed ...
Erica Mattelin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Housing Conditions in Palestinian Refugee Camps, Jordan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper evaluates the quality of housing in a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan. More than two million registered refugees live in Jordan, most of whom living in thirteen refugee camps established in the late 1960s following the Arab-Israeli conflict
Meaton, Julia   +2 more
core   +1 more source

A scoping review of maternal health among resettled refugee women in the United States

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundGlobally, refugee women continue to face higher maternity-related risks from preventable complications during pregnancy and childbirth, partly due to high health care costs, unfamiliarity with the healthcare system, language barriers, and ...
Sarah Yeo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The mental health services for detained asylum seekers in Malta

open access: yesBJPsych International, 2016
Approximately 17 000 individuals have claimed asylum in Malta over the past 10 years. Maltese law stipulates mandatory detention. Here, we review Malta's asylum procedures and detention policy, and explore the impact of detention on mental health.
Rachel Taylor-East   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The psychosocial toll of Dublin III on asylum seekers in the Netherlands

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Dublin III Regulation determines which EU Member State is responsible for examining asylum claims, but its implementation carries significant consequences for those subjected to it. This study examines how Dublin III, as implemented in the Netherlands, affects asylum seekers' psychosocial wellbeing using Silove′s Adaptation and Development
Imen El Amouri
wiley   +1 more source

Final report: refugee oral health sector capacity building project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This report develops new resources that support the Victorian public oral health sector\u27s clients of refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds.Summary: The first key outcome of the project was the development of new resources that support the Victorian ...
Thuy Nguyen
core  

B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Border harm and affective injustice: The politics of anger at the Melilla border, Spain

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines protests in a detention center in Melilla, Spain—a site where structural violence intersects with the everyday harms of confinement. Adopting a justice and dignity‐centered perspective, we analyze grassroots forms of resistance emerging at the border. The study focuses on the protests of Tunisian migrants and explores the
Corina Tulbure
wiley   +1 more source

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