Article
Demography
Yafa Shanneik
Summary: This article examines the impact of the enforcement of marriage registration and hegemonic moral order in Jordan on Syrian refugee women, highlighting the contradictions in gender and human security protection policies. It provides new insights into the complexity of power relations in humanitarian interventions and displaced populations in the Middle East through the case study of Syrian refugees in Jordan.
JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES
(2021)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Sylvia Kehlenbrink, Eimhin Ansbro, Stephane Besancon, Saria Hassan, Bayard Roberts, Kiran Jobanputra
Summary: Amid growing global diabetes epidemic, providing diabetes care in crisis settings faces challenges such as medication supply, healthcare access, and adapting service design to the context.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
K. Song, A. Lee
Summary: This review examined the effectiveness of interventions for managing diabetes in humanitarian settings, identifying various strategies such as mHealth tools and lifestyle interventions. Barriers to care, including insufficient drug supply and treatment complexity, were also highlighted. The evidence base for diabetes care in humanitarian settings remains limited, underscoring the need for further research.
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tessa A. van Boekholt, Edna Moturi, Hannah Hoelscher, Catrin Schulte-Hillen, Hannah Tappis, Ann Burton
Summary: This study reviewed maternal death audits in refugee camps in the East and Horn of Africa and identified delays in receiving care as a major contributing factor to maternal deaths. The study highlights the urgent need for improved provision of emergency obstetric care, including management of postpartum hemorrhage, as well as attention to family planning, contraception, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health services.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mahmoud Al-Qadi, Mahmoud Al-Hussami, Elena Riza, Esra'a Athamnah, Jumana Shehadeh, Christos Kleisiaris, Wafa Hamad Almegewly, Savvato Karavasileiadou
Summary: This study examines the utilization and access indicators of healthcare services among adult Syrian refugees with non-communicable diseases residing in two refugee camps. The findings reveal difficulties in accessing healthcare services among Syrian refugees, primarily due to gender and transportation issues. To improve the situation, healthcare services should be made more affordable and high-quality food and clean drinking water should be provided.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yasue Yoshino, Miho Sato, Ibraheem Abu-Siam, Nadine Khost, Sumihisa Honda, Ahmad T. Qarawi, Osama Gamal Hassan, Nguyen Tien Huy, Yasuhiko Kamiya
Summary: This study evaluated the self-reported physical activity level among Syrian refugees in Amman, Jordan, in 2017. Most participants reported moderate to high levels of physical activity, with perceived psychological wellbeing and disease prevention being common facilitators, while time limitations and high costs were identified as major barriers.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Amir Salameh Al Qaralleh
Summary: This article examines the protection of refugees under the global legal system, focusing on the situation in Jordan. It analyzes the legal and institutional framework of Jordan and the UNHCR in dealing with Syrian refugees and evaluates Jordan's response to the refugee crisis. The study also looks at whether or not the UNHCR, donor countries, and the international community are fulfilling their obligations towards Jordan.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jewel Gausman, Fauzia Akhter Huda, Areej Othman, Maysoon Al Atoom, Abeer Shaheen, Iqbal Hamad, Maysoon Dabobe, Hassan Rushekh Mahmood, Rifah Ibnat, Ana Langer
Summary: This study examines how the social and normative environment influences attitudes and practices related to girl child marriage in two different humanitarian settings. Focus group discussions were conducted with Syrian refugees in Jordan and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The findings reveal similar themes in both settings, including a desire to maintain tradition during displacement, the reinforcement of norms across generations, and the impact of social influences on girls' agency. Participants also discussed the resistance to change, exacerbated by conflict and displacement, but suggested that social influence could be an effective way to challenge existing norms that sustain the practice of girl child marriage.
Article
Demography
Alexander Betts, Naohiko Omata, Jade Siu, Olivier Sterck
Summary: The article highlights the policy interest in refugee migration in the Global South, particularly in relation to 'secondary movements'. However, there is a lack of theoretical or empirical research on refugee mobilities in this region. Existing literature mainly focuses on refugees who have selected onward migration to the Global North, leaving a gap in understanding refugee migration patterns within and from low and middle-income regions of the world.
JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Rawad Rihani, Sima Jeha, Mayse Nababteh, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Asem Mansour, Iyad Sultan
Summary: Jordan hosts a large number of refugees, including many children with cancer. Limited resources and a lack of cancer-care strategies make it difficult for these refugees to access quality cancer care. The King Hussein Cancer Center and Foundation have provided financial and medical support for displaced children with cancer, with the help of partnerships with international organizations like St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nonzuzo Mbokazi, Myrna Van Pinxteren, Katherine Murphy, Frances S. Mair, Carl R. May, Naomi S. Levitt
Summary: In economically precarious areas of South Africa, Ubuntu, traditional values, and social networks play a crucial mediating role in helping people with HIV/NCD multimorbidity to self-manage their conditions. Despite facing economic hardship, patients actively cope with their workload by utilizing family relations and external networks, leading to better management of chronic diseases.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sonya de Laat, Olive Wahoush, Rania Jaber, Wejdan Khater, Emmanuel Musoni, Ibraheem Abu Siam, Lisa Schwartz
Summary: This case analysis highlights the challenges of conducting international collaborative research in humanitarian conflict-induced settings. It emphasizes the importance of building respectful and equitable research partnerships in contexts of cultural difference and responding to local decision-maker's research needs, as well as ensuring equity and fairness towards vulnerable populations.
CONFLICT AND HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Demography
Reva Dhingra
Summary: The political economy of international aid during humanitarian crises has been explored through the lens of vertical principal-agent problems. This perspective highlights the inefficiencies caused by informational asymmetries, divergent interests, and competition between international actors. However, the horizontal coordination between these actors has been largely overlooked. This study argues that the incentives of coordinating actors, donor monitoring, and the risk of elimination contribute to the coordination behavior of international organizations and non-governmental organizations. The author examines the relationships between stakeholders and the use of coordination technologies during the Syrian refugee response in Jordan.
JOURNAL OF REFUGEE STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Demography
Samuel Schiffer, Nikola Mirilovic, Matthew Goldman
Summary: Different political parties have different attitudes towards refugees, and parties that share a religious identity with refugees are more likely to view them favorably. This article compares the treatment of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Turkey and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, and explains how the choices of party leaders regarding religion and politics shape refugee politics.
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Chantel F. Pheiffer
Summary: This paper contributes to migration-health scholarship by analyzing the effect of migration and urban living on non-communicable disease risk in South Africa using panel data. The study reveals gender differences in the migration-health relationship, with urban living associated with lower blood pressure in men but no urban health advantage in women, who are negatively affected by migration through increased blood pressure. Further research on gendered determinants of blood pressure may be crucial in understanding hypertension incidence in contexts like South Africa.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)