Factors associated with health-seeking patterns among internally displaced persons in complex humanitarian emergency, Northeast Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
Currently, over two million persons are internally displaced because of the complex humanitarian emergency in Nigeria ’s northeast region. Due to crowded and unsanitary living conditions, the risk of communicab... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - November 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Saheed Gidado, Melton Musa, Ahmed Ibrahim Ba ’aba, Lilian Akudo Okeke, Patrick M Nguku, Idris Suleman Hadejia, Isa Ali Hassan, Ibrahim Muhammad Bande, Martins Onuoha, Gideon Ugbenyo, Ntadom Godwin, Rabi Usman, Jibrin Idris Manu, Abede Momoh Mohammed, Mu Tags: Research Source Type: research
The political economy of expedience: examining perspectives on military support to Sierra Leone ’s Ebola response
The 2013 –2016 West Africa Ebola Epidemic is the largest outbreak of Ebola in history. By September, 2014 the outbreak was worsening significantly, and the international president of Médecins Sans Frontières ca... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Samuel T. Boland, Dina Balabanova and Susannah Mayhew Tags: Research Source Type: research
Adolescent mental health in post-conflict communities: results from a cross-sectional survey in Northern Uganda
This study evaluated adolescents' mental health their knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about mental health conditions, and their access to critical mental health services in Lira District, northern Uganda. Th... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - November 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Heather Wipfli, Kyra Guy, Abigail Kim, Peninah Tumuhimbise and Kenneth Odur Tags: Research Source Type: research
“There is a fear that you will be attacked just for the act of working in health”: a survey of experiences of violence against healthcare in Colombia
Colombia has experienced decades of conflict between the government and non-state actors. Attacks on healthcare have been a grave but regular facet of that violence. In response, the Misi ón Médica (MM) program... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - October 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Katerina Crawford ☥, Tatiana Florez☥, Mario Rodriguez, Lendy Cirado, Róisín Read and Rohini Haar Tags: Research Source Type: research
Gender based violence (GBV) coordination in a complex, multi-crisis context: a qualitative case study of Lebanon ’s compounded crises (2019–2023)
Since 2019 Lebanon has faced multiple compounded crises. Political and social instability, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Beirut Port explosion, alongside the influx of refugees related to the ongoing Syrian c... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - October 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Philomena Raftery, Jinan Usta, Ligia Kiss, Jennifer Palmer and Mazeda Hossain Tags: Research Source Type: research
Forms of sexual violence perpetrated in conflict and post-conflict settings against South Sudanese men resettled in two communities in Uganda: an exploratory qualitative study
Consideration for men as survivors of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings has gained some prominence in the last decade. There remains a paucity of empirical data on forms of sexual violence... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - October 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tosin Olaluwoye, Elizabeth Hoban and Joanne Williams Tags: Research Source Type: research
“Actually, the psychological wounds are more difficult than physical injuries:” a qualitative analysis of the impacts of attacks on health on the personal and professional lives of health workers in the Syrian conflict
Attacks on healthcare in armed conflict have far-reaching impacts on the personal and professional lives of health workers, as well as the communities they serve. Despite this, even in protracted conflicts suc... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - October 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Aula Abbara, Diana Rayes, Hannah Tappis, Mohamed Hamze, Reham Wais, Hesham Alahmad, Naser Almhawish, Leonard Rubenstein and Rohini Haar Tags: Research Source Type: research
Child health services and armed conflict in Tigray, North Ethiopia: a community-based study
Access to basic health services, notably child health services, is severely hampered by the armed conflict in Tigray, North Ethiopia. Little is known regarding the impacts of the armed conflict during the war ... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - October 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mache Tsadik, Hailay Gebretnsae, Asefa Ayalew, Akeza Awealom Asgedom, Aregawi Gebreyesus, Tigist Hagos, Marta Abrha, Kiros Weldegerima, Birikti Abrha, Gelawdiwos Gebre, Mulubrhan Hagos, Rie Esayas, Mezgebe Gebregeorgis, Hailay Abrha Gesesew and Afework Mu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Provision of mental health and psychosocial support services to health workers and community members in conflict-affected Northwest Syria: a mixed-methods study
Northwest Syria (NWS) is a conflict area with challenging political, economic, demographic and social dynamics. The region has a high number of internally displaced persons with increasingly disrupted delivery... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - October 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ibrahim R. Bou-Orm, Marianne Moussallem, Joelle Karam, Manuel deLara, Vinod Varma, Karin Diaconu, Murat Can Birand Apaydin, Rafael Van den Bergh, Alastair Ager and Sophie Witter Tags: Research Source Type: research
Violence against health care workers in a crisis context: a mixed cross-sectional study in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Health Care Workers (HCWs) in conflict zones face high levels of violence while also playing a crucial role in assisting the population in distress. For more than two decades, the eastern provinces of the Demo... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - October 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Samuel Lwamushi Makali, Jean Corneille Lembebu, Ra ïssa Boroto, Christian Chiribagula Zalinga, Daniella Bugugu, Emmanuel Lurhangire, Bigirinama Rosine, Christine Chimanuka, Pacifique Mwene-Batu, Christian Molima, Jessica Ramirez Mendoza, Giovanfrancesco Tags: Research Source Type: research
Healthcare workers ’ experiences of workplace violence: a qualitative study in Lebanon
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to healthcare workers (HCWs) around the world. The healthcare system in Lebanon was already under pressure due to economic instability and political u... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - October 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Linda Abou-Abbas, Rana Nasrallah, Sally Yaacoub, Jessica Yohana Ramirez Mendoza and Mahmoud Al Wais Tags: Research Source Type: research
Destruction, disruption and disaster: Sudan ’s health system amidst armed conflict
This article examines the destructio... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - September 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alaa Dafallah, Osman K. O. Elmahi, Maisoon Elbukhari Ibrahim, Rania Elfatih Elsheikh and Karl Blanchet Tags: Comment Source Type: research
Physical injuries and burns among refugees in Lebanon: implications for programs and policies
This study aims to systemat... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Samar Al-Hajj, Moustafa Moustafa, Majed El Hechi, Mohamad A. Chahrour, Ali A. Nasrallah and Haytham Kaafarani Tags: Research Source Type: research
Strengthening community-based surveillance: lessons learned from the 2018 –2020 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak
There has been little documentation of the large networks of community health workers that contributed to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) surveillance during the 2018 –2020 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) epidemic... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - August 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jennifer OKeeffe, Emi Takahashi, John Otokoye Otshudiema, Emile Malembi, C élestin Ndaliko, Nathanaël Mutimatonda Munihire, Grazia Caleo and Antonio Isidro Carrion Martin Tags: Research Source Type: research
Alcohol and other drug use patterns and services in an integrated refugee settlement in Northern Zambia: a formative research study
This study aimed to qualitatively explore the patterns o... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - August 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Stephanie Haddad, Mbaita Shawa, Jeremy C. Kane, Bertha Bwalya, Megan Sienkiewicz, Grace Kilbane, Veronica Chibemba, Princess Chiluba, Nkumbu Mtongo, Kristina Metz, Mildred Chibwe, Namuchana Mushabati, Allan Zulu, Ravi Paul, Zaliwe Banda, Henry Loongo & he Tags: Research Source Type: research
