The adaptation of Turkish health literacy scale for literate Syrian adult refugees living in Turkey: a reliability –validity study
Turkey hosts the world ’s largest refugee population of whom 3.5 million are Syrians and this population has been continuously growing since the year 2011. This situation causes various problems, mainly while r... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - August 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Şevkat Bahar Özvarış, Bahar Güçiz Doğan, Hande Konşuk Ünlü, Gamze Aktuna, Tacettin İnandı, A. Öner Kurt, Neriman Aydın and M. Tezer Kutluk Tags: Research Source Type: research
Research as usual in humanitarian settings? Equalising power in academic-NGO research partnerships through co-production
Research partnerships in conflict-affected and humanitarian settings can reveal complex power hierarchies between academics and NGOs. During the process of research, decision-making may skew in favour of more ... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - August 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Michelle Lokot and Caitlin Wake Tags: Research Source Type: research
The impact of a community based rehabilitation program in Afghanistan: a longitudinal analysis using propensity score matching and difference in difference analysis
The 2006 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities states that the achievement of equal rights, empowerment and social inclusion of people with disabilities requires comprehensive re... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - August 21, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jean-Francois Trani, Juanita Vasquez-Escallon and Parul Bakhshi Tags: Research Source Type: research
A mathematical model to estimate the incidence of child wasting in Yemen
The ongoing civil war in Yemen has severely restricted imports of food and fuel, disrupted livelihoods and displaced millions, worsening already high pre-war levels of food insecurity. Paired with frequent out... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - August 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rana A. Hussein, Mark P. Suprenant, Najwa Al-Dheeb, Saul Guerrero, Eleanor Rogers, Fouzia Shafique, Meredith Dyson and Muhammad H. Zaman Tags: Research Source Type: research
The status of emergency obstetric and newborn care in post-conflict eastern DRC: a facility-level cross-sectional study
Pregnancy-related mortality remains persistently higher in post-conflict areas. Part of the blame lies with continued disruption to vital care provision, especially emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC)... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - August 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Serge-Andr é Mizerero, Calistus Wilunda, Patou Masika Musumari, Masako Ono-Kihara, Gerrye Mubungu, Masahiro Kihara and Takeo Nakayama Tags: Research in practice Source Type: research
Conflict affected, parallel health systems: challenges to collaboration between ethnic and government health systems in Kayin State, Myanmar
Myanmar has had a long history of civil wars with its minority ethnic groups and is yet to see a sustainable peace accord. The conflicts have had a significant impact on health in Myanmar, with ethnic populati... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - July 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Colette Pang Biesty, Aung Ja Brang and Barry Munslow Tags: Research Source Type: research
Using a community-based system dynamics approach for understanding inclusion and wellbeing: a case study of special needs education in an eastern African refugee camp
Children with disabilities face unique challenges in humanitarian aid settings and education may provide protective measures against abuse and exploitation. There are growing calls for inclusive education of c... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - July 23, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kelsey Werner, Gregory St. Arnold and Thomas M. Crea Tags: Case study Source Type: research
Trends in sexual violence patterns and case management: a sex disaggregated analysis in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
Both conflict and non-conflict sexual violence have been well described in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). However, there is little empiric data comparing sexual violence patterns for males and females... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - July 23, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Justin Paluku Lussy, Annie Dube, Jonathan Kasereka M. Lusi, Aur élien Mahamba Kikoli, Eugénie Kamabu Mukekulu and Susan A. Bartels Tags: Research Source Type: research
Measuring self-reliance among refugee and internally displaced households: the development of an index in humanitarian settings
Humanitarian practitioners have recently expanded their focus from the provision of assistance only to working to ensure refugees and internally displaced peoples (IDPs) can develop sustained ‘self-reliance’. ... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - July 10, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ilana Seff, Kellie Leeson and Lindsay Stark Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
A call to safeguard sexual and reproductive health information and services during Ebola outbreaks
The recent Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreaks in 2021 exemplify how sexual and reproductive health services are too often considered unessential during health emergencies. Bleeding for reasons other than EVD,... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - July 10, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nguyen Toan Tran, D ésirée Lichtenstein, Benjamin Black, Alice Rosmini and Catrin Schulte-Hillen Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Built-environment attributes associated with refugee children ’s physical activity: a narrative review and research agenda
Research has identified built environmental attributes associated with children ’s physical activity (PA); however, less is known for environmental correlates of refugee children’s PA. This narrative review summar... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - July 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Siqi Chen, Alison Carver, Takemi Sugiyama and Martin Kn öll Tags: Review Source Type: research
Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension and diabetes among those screened in a refugee settlement in Uganda
Diabetes and hypertension are increasingly prevalent in low and middle income countries, but they are not well documented in refugee settlements in these settings. We sought to estimate the prevalence and asso... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - July 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rachel W. Kubiak, Elinor M. Sveum, Zikama Faustin, Timothy Muwonge, Hussain Abbas Zaidi, Andrew Kambugu, Simon Masereka, Julius Kasozi, Ingrid V. Bassett and Kelli N. O ’Laughlin Tags: Research Source Type: research
Community-based surveillance in internally displaced people ’s camps and urban settings during a complex emergency in Yemen in 2020
The need for early identification of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in communities was high in Yemen during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic because most cases presenting to health facilities were... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - July 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Manal Salem Omar Baaees, Jeremias D. Naiene, Ali Ahmed Al-Waleedi, Nasreen Salem Bin-Azoon, Muhammad Fawad Khan, Nuha Mahmoud and Altaf Musani Tags: Research in practice Source Type: research
Comparative analysis of the health status of the population in six health zones in South Kivu: a cross-sectional population study using the WHODAS
The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has experienced decades-long armed conflicts which have had a negative impact on population ’s health. Most research in public health explores measures that focus ... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - July 2, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Samuel Lwamushi Makali, Espoir Bwenge Malembaka, Anne-Sophie Lambert, Herm ès Bimana Karemere, Christian Molima Eboma, Albert Tambwe Mwembo, Steven Barnes Ssali, Ghislain Bisimwa Balaluka, Phillippe Donnen and Jean Macq Tags: Research Source Type: research
Rapid mental health screening in conflict zones: a translation and cross-cultural adaptation into Arabic of the shortened Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS-25)
During conflict, children and adolescents are at increased risk of mental health problems and in particular, anxiety and depression. However, mental health screening in conflict settings is problematic and car... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - July 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jon D. Perkins and Julieta Al ós Tags: Research Source Type: research
