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Health Needs and Priorities of an Underserved Karenni Refugee Community: A Community Needs Assessment.
N C Med J
June 2024
Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University.
Background: Southeast Asian refugee communities are frequently underserved by social and medical systems and experience profound health and health care inequities. The purpose of this study was to detail the health needs, priorities, and health care utilization of the Karenni, a Southeast Asian refugee community, in Forsyth County, North Carolina.
Methods: A mixed-mode survey (i.
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Department of Learning Sciences Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA.
Linguistic inequity drives systemic disparities in healthcare for non-native English speakers. This study evaluates a project to train and provide qualified medical interpreters (QMI) to assist volunteer and safety-net clinics and community-based organizations in supporting healthcare for immigrants and refugees. We provided scholarships to bilingual community members to take a medical interpreter training course and developed a workforce for those who passed the training course.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPersistent depression in pregnant refugee and migrant women living along the Thai-Myanmar Border: a secondary qualitative analysis.
Wellcome Open Res
March 2024
Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Oxford Tropical Medical Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Mae Sot, 63100, Thailand.
Article Synopsis
- Antepartum depression affects 15% of pregnant women globally and can negatively impact their children's development, with refugee and migrant women, particularly those on the Thai-Myanmar border, facing unique barriers to diagnosis and care.
- This study analyzed interviews from 32 women diagnosed with persistent antepartum depression to identify factors that contribute to or protect against their mental health challenges.
- Key contributing factors included financial issues, interpersonal violence, and poor health, while protective factors revolved around social support, accessible healthcare, and distractions, emphasizing the importance of addressing these areas in resource-limited settings.
Myanmar migrants living along the Thailand-Myanmar border: Experiences related to pandemic and migration decisions.
J Migr Health
July 2024
Faculty of International Liberal Arts and Department of Global Health Research, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Importance: In Myanmar, amid political and civil unrest, droves of Burmese are displaced to neighboring countries including Thailand. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, little is known about the available healthcare services and health and well-being among refugees and migrant workers within resettlement areas along the Myanmar-Thailand border.
Objective: To explore the unmet needs of migrants along the Thailand-Myanmar border during the COVID-19 pandemic and their reasons for leaving Myanmar.
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