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Impact of United States refugee ban and discrimination on the mental health of hypertensive Arabic-speaking refugees
This study qualitatively explores the impact of the refugee ban on United States resettled Syrian and Iraqi refugees with hypertension.MethodsParticipants were recruited through a federally qualified health center system that is the largest healthcare provider for refugees in San Diego, CA. All participants were Arabic-speaking refugees diagnosed with hypertension from Syria and Iraq. In-depth interviews took place between April 2021 and April 2022. Inductive thematic analysis was used to analyze data from semi-structured interviews.ResultsParticipants (N = 109) include 53 women and 56 men (23 Syrian, 86 Iraqi). The av...
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - August 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Stress as a possible cause of a high incidence of hypertension and diabetes and a low incidence of asthma in the Iraqi population
This study also reveals that a considerable number of people were unaware of their hypertension and diabetes. Exposure to daily life stress among Iraqi people may play a role in the observed incidence of these morbidities.PMID:37168309 | PMC:PMC10165509 | DOI:10.25122/jml-2022-0266
Source: Journal of Medicine and Life - May 11, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Zahraa Al-Isawi Salim Kadhim Yahya Yahya Najah Rayish Hadi Source Type: research
