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BMJ Paediatr Open
December 2024
Community Child Health, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Children's Services, London, UK
People seeking asylum and refugees living in initial accommodation in the UK can experience significant barriers to accessing care. They often have complex health and social needs and may experience fragmentation in the delivery of services. The Respond Integrated Refugee Health Service, hosted by University College London Hospital and operating across North Central London, has been created to address some of these challenges.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a cluster of infections with genetically related toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae linked to an outbreak among asylum seekers in Switzerland that subsequently affected patients without known exposure. This discovery highlights the importance of rapid, interdisciplinary outbreak investigations and regular vaccination status assessment, especially in elderly populations with waning immunity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPLoS One
December 2024
School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia.
Screening and response for intimate partner violence (IPV) is recommended for women in priority populations and is implemented in health services across diverse jurisdictions. Most women experiencing IPV strongly support screening, however this is untested with refugee women in resettlement contexts. Around one third of refugee women in Australia experience IPV and face multiple post-migration challenges.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Immigr Minor Health
December 2024
School of Interdisciplinary Science, Faculty of Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
A growing body of evidence suggests that leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) impacts one's mental health (MH) positively. The suggested MH benefits of LTPA may present a promising avenue to promote the MH of immigrants/refugees, who often face various stressors that may impede their MH. The CAN-HEAL study aimed to examine LTPA needs as they pertain to MH among Arab Canadians.
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November 2024
Midwifery Academy Amsterdam Groningen, InHolland, Netherlands & Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Midwifery Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Background: Forcibly displaced women in the Netherlands face increased chances of perinatal mortality and other adverse pregnancy and childbirth outcomes compared to the resident country population, which has been linked to suboptimal care. This study was conducted to gain insights from the experiences of Dutch midwives to inform and enhance the provision of tailored and equitable care for forcibly displaced women.
Methods: We conducted a qualitative study using semistructured interviews with community midwives who provide care for forcibly displaced women (asylum seekers and recognized refugees) in the Netherlands.
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