Issue 1/2022
Content (65 Articles)
I don't leave my people; They need me: Qualitative research of local health care professionals' working motivations in Syria
Agneta Kallström, Orwa Al-Abdulla, Jan Parkki, Mikko Häkkinen, Hannu Juusola, Jussi Kauhanen
Correction to: Challenges and opportunities for infection prevention and control in hospitals in conflict-affected settings: a qualitative study
Hattie Lowe, Susannah Woodd, Isabelle L. Lange, Sanja Janjanin, Julie Barnet, Wendy Graham
Cancer among syrian refugees living in Konya Province, Turkey
Tezer Kutluk, Mehmet Koç, İrem Öner, İbrahim Babalıoğlu, Meral Kirazlı, Sinem Aydın, Fahad Ahmed, Yavuz Köksal, Hüseyin Tokgöz, Mustafa Duran, Richard Sullivan
Assessing gender responsiveness of COVID-19 response plans for populations in conflict-affected humanitarian emergencies
Yara M. Asi, Priliantina Bebasari, Emily Hardy, Michelle Lokot, Kristen Meagher, Emilomo Ogbe, Ateeb Ahmad Parray, Vandana Sharma, Claire J. Standley, Luissa Vahedi
A mediation analysis of the role of girl child marriage in the relationship between proximity to conflict and past-year intimate partner violence in post-conflict Sri Lanka
Ruvani W. Fonseka, Lotus McDougal, Anita Raj, Elizabeth Reed, Rebecka Lundgren, Lianne Urada, Jay G. Silverman
Shifting to Tele-Mental Health in humanitarian and crisis settings: an evaluation of Médecins Sans Frontières experience during the COVID-19 pandemic
Khasan Ibragimov, Miguel Palma, Gregory Keane, Janet Ousley, Madeleine Crowe, Cristina Carreño, German Casas, Clair Mills, Augusto Llosa, Ana Marques, Ana-Maria Tijerino, Anneli Droste, Carolina Echeverri, Nadja Fredj, Raghda Sleit, Sylvie Fagard Sultan
Health systems resilience in fragile and shock-prone settings through the prism of gender equity and justice: implications for research, policy and practice
Wesam Mansour, Abriti Arjyal, Chad Hughes, Emma Tiange Gbaoh, Fouad Mohamed Fouad, Haja Wurie, Hnin Kalayar Kyaw, Julie Tartaggia, Kate Hawkins, Kyu Kyu Than, Lansana Hassim Kallon, Maya Abou Saad, Obindra Chand, Phone Myint Win, Rouham Yamout, Shophika Regmi, Sushil Baral, Sally Theobald, Joanna Raven
Transactional sex work and HIV among women in conflict-affected Northeastern Uganda: a population-based study
Jennifer J. Mootz, Omolola A. Odejimi, Aishwarya Bhattacharya, Bianca Kann, Julia Ettelbrick, Milena Mello, Milton L. Wainberg, Kaveh Khoshnood
Seeking justice amidst chaos: methods to identify and document individuals implicated in crimes against the Rohingya in August 2017
Jennifer Leigh, Alexander Blum, Agnes Petty, Andrea Woods, Parveen Parmar, Chris Beyrer
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Rohingya refugees with pre-existing health problems in Bangladesh
Somen Palit, Huifang Yang, Jiangping Li, Md. Abdullah Saeed Khan, Mohammad Jahid Hasan
Promising practices for the monitoring and evaluation of gender-based violence risk mitigation interventions in humanitarian response: a multi-methods study
Vandana Sharma, Emily Ausubel, Christine Heckman, Sonia Rastogi, Jocelyn T. D. Kelly
Identifying transferable lessons from cholera epidemic responses by Médecins Sans Frontières in Mozambique, Malawi and the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2015–2018: a scoping review
Lauren D’Mello-Guyett, Oliver Cumming, Elliot Rogers, Rob D’hondt, Estifanos Mengitsu, Maria Mashako, Rafael Van den Bergh, Placide Okitayemba Welo, Peter Maes, Francesco Checchi
Gender-based violence experiences among Palestinian women during the COVID-19 pandemic: mental health professionals’ perceptions and concerns
Fayez Mahamid, Guido Veronese, Dana Bdier
Evaluation of public health surveillance systems in refugee settlements in Uganda, 2016–2019: lessons learned
Alex Riolexus Ario, Emily Atuheire Barigye, Innocent Harbert Nkonwa, Jimmy Ogwal, Denis Nixon Opio, Lilian Bulage, Daniel Kadobera, Paul Edward Okello, Leocadia Warren Kwagonza, Susan Kizito, Benon Kwesiga, Julius Kasozi
Addressing recall bias in (post-)conflict data collection and analysis: lessons from a large-scale health survey in Colombia
Rodrigo Moreno-Serra, Misael Anaya-Montes, Sebastián León-Giraldo, Oscar Bernal
The enduring consequences of conflict-related sexual violence: a qualitative study of women survivors in northern Uganda
Mahlet A. Woldetsadik, Grace Acan, Okwir Isaac Odiya
Translating, contextually adapting, and pilot testing of psychosocial and mental health assessment instruments for Congolese refugees in Rwanda and Uganda
Rosco Kasujja, Paul Bangirana, Anna Chiumento, Tasdik Hasan, Stefan Jansen, Daniel M. Kagabo, Maria Popa, Peter Ventevogel, Ross G. White
Evaluation of the electronic Early Warning and Response Network (EWARN) system in Somalia, 2017–2020
Mutaawe Lubogo, Mary Joan Karanja, Rennatus Mdodo, Sherein Elnossery, Ali Abdirahman Osman, Abdulkadir Abdi, Evans Buliva, Muhammad Tayyab, Omar Abdulle Omar, Mirza Mashrur Ahmed, Solomon Chane Abera, Abdinasir Abubakar, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik
The boundaries between complex posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters and post-migration living difficulties in traumatised Afghan refugees: a network analysis
Jennifer Schiess-Jokanovic, Matthias Knefel, Viktoria Kantor, Dina Weindl, Ingo Schäfer, Brigitte Lueger-Schuster
Conducting public health surveillance in areas of armed conflict and restricted population access: a qualitative case study of polio surveillance in conflict-affected areas of Borno State, Nigeria
Eric Wiesen, Raymond Dankoli, Melton Musa, Jeff Higgins, Joseph Forbi, Jibrin Idris, Ndadilnasiya Waziri, Oladapo Ogunbodede, Kabiru Mohammed, Omotayo Bolu, Gatei WaNganda, Usman Adamu, Eve Pinsker
Rebuilding child health in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): evaluating the Asili social enterprise program
Rasika Behl, Sofia Ali, Jonathan Altamirano, Abraham Leno, Yvonne Maldonado, Clea Sarnquist
Consistency of reports of violence from northern Rakhine state in August 2017
Sarah Trager, Jennifer Leigh, Andrea Woods, Parveen Parmar, Agnes Petty, Rohini Haar, Chris Beyrer
Implementation of maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) in humanitarian settings: insights and experiences of humanitarian health practitioners and global technical expert meeting attendees
Neal Russell, Hannah Tappis, Jean Paul Mwanga, Benjamin Black, Kusum Thapa, Endang Handzel, Elaine Scudder, Ribka Amsalu, Jyoti Reddi, Francesca Palestra, Allisyn C. Moran
Dealing with difficult choices: a qualitative study of experiences and consequences of moral challenges among disaster healthcare responders
Martina E. Gustavsson, Niklas Juth, Filip K. Arnberg, Johan von Schreeb
Psychological distress and social support among conflict refugees in urban, semi-rural and rural settlements in Uganda: burden and associations
Gloria Seruwagi, Catherine Nakidde, Eric Lugada, Maria Ssematiko, Dunstan P. Ddamulira, Andrew Masaba, Brian Luswata, Eric A. Ochen, Betty Okot, Denis Muhangi, Stephen Lawoko
Opportunities and challenges in preventing violence against adolescent girls through gender transformative, whole-family support programming in Northeast Nigeria
Andrea Koris, Shadrack Steven, Veronica Akika, Cassondra Puls, Charles Okoro, David Bitrus, Ilana Seff, Julianne Deitch, Lindsay Stark
Evaluating an e-learning program to strengthen the capacity of humanitarian workers in the MENA region: the Humanitarian Leadership Diploma
Shadi Saleh, Dayana Brome, Rania Mansour, Tracy Daou, Amar Chamas, Hady Naal
Adult newcomers’ perceptions of access to care and differences in health systems after relocation from Syria
Nancy Carter, Sandra Carroll, Rawan Aljbour, Kalpana Nair, Olive Wahoush
Impact of periodic intensification of routine immunization within an armed conflict setting and COVID-19 outbreak in Cameroon in 2020
Andreas Ateke Njoh, Yauba Saidu, Hassan Ben Bachir, Shalom Tchokfe Ndoula, Eric Mboke, Raoul Nembot, Afizu Chrakoh Tambasho, Messang Blandine Abizou, Judith Seungue, Clarence Mbanga, Victor Njie Mbome
A mixed methods study to assess the impact of COVID-19 on maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition in fragile and conflict-affected settings
Mariana Rodo, Lucy Singh, Neal Russell, Neha S. Singh
Assessing innovative approaches for global health capacity building in fragile settings in the MENA region: development of the evaluation of capacity building (eCAP) program
Shadi Saleh, Rania Mansour, Tracy Daou, Dayana Brome, Hady Naal
Risk factors for miscarriage in Syrian refugee women living in non-camp settings in Jordan: results from the Women ASPIRE cross-sectional study
Maysa M. Khadra, Haya H. Suradi, Justin Z. Amarin, Nabila El-Bassel, Neeraj Kaushal, Ruba M. Jaber, Raeda Al-Qutob, Anindita Dasgupta
Factors impacting antenatal care utilization: a systematic review of 37 fragile and conflict-affected situations
Kameela Miriam Alibhai, Bianca R. Ziegler, Louise Meddings, Evans Batung, Isaac Luginaah
Factors influencing severity of recurrent malaria in a conflict-affected state of South Sudan: an unmatched case-control study
Israel Oluwaseyidayo Idris, Gabriel Omoniyi Ayeni, Ihoghosa Osamuyi Iyamu, Ayomide Busayo Sina-Odunsi, Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi, Justin Geno Obwoya
Primary Healthcare Quality in Conflict and Fragility: a subnational analysis of disparities using Population Health surveys
Marwa Ramadan, Hannah Tappis, William Brieger
Gender-based violence (GBV) coordination in humanitarian and public health emergencies: a scoping review
Philomena Raftery, Natasha Howard, Jennifer Palmer, Mazeda Hossain
Pathways to food insecurity in the context of conflict: the case of the occupied Palestinian territory
Tracy Kuo Lin, Rawan Kafri, Weeam Hammoudeh, Suzan Mitwalli, Zeina Jamaluddine, Hala Ghattas, Rita Giacaman, Tiziana Leone
Determinants of health among people who use illicit drugs in the conflict-affected countries of Afghanistan, Colombia and Myanmar: a systematic review of epidemiological evidence
Sally O’Brien, Khine Wut Yee Kyaw, Margarita Marin Jaramillo, Bayard Roberts, Murdo Bijl, Lucy Platt
Models of care for non-communicable diseases for displaced populations in Iraq: a scoping review
Benjamin Schmid, Éimhín Ansbro, Emmanuel Raju, Ruth Willis, Nazar Shabila, Pablo Perel
Severity, symptomatology, and treatment duration for mental health disorders: a retrospective analysis from a conflict-affected region of northern Nigeria
Santiago Martínez Torre, Cristina Carreño, Luis Sordo, Augusto E. llosa, Janet Ousley, Abdulrauf Waziri, Richard Mathela, Retsat Dazang Umar, Joshua Usman, María José Sagrado
School violence, depression symptoms, and school climate: a cross-sectional study of Congolese and Burundian refugee children
Camilla Fabbri, Timothy Powell-Jackson, Baptiste Leurent, Katherine Rodrigues, Elizabeth Shayo, Vivien Barongo, Karen M. Devries
Does inter-border conflict influence the views of task sharing among community health volunteers in Nigeria? A qualitative study
Luret Lar, Martyn Stewart, Sunday Isiyaku, Laura Dean, Kim Ozano, Caleb Mpyet, Sally Theobald
How are hygiene programmes designed in crises? Qualitative interviews with humanitarians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iraq
Sian White, Thomas Heath, Anna C. Mutula, Robert Dreibelbis, Jennifer Palmer
Experiences of armed conflicts and forced migration among women from countries in the Middle East, Balkans, and Africa: a systematic review of qualitative studies
Linda Jolof, Patricia Rocca, Monir Mazaheri, Leah Okenwa Emegwa, Tommy Carlsson
Living a frozen life: a qualitative study on asylum seekers’ experiences and care practices at accommodation centers in Sweden
Charlotta van Eggermont Arwidson, Jessica Holmgren, Kristina Gottberg, Petter Tinghög, Henrik Eriksson
COVID-19 vaccination in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study of vaccine coverage, hesitancy, and associated risk factors among community members and healthcare workers
Jennifer Majer, Jehad H. Elhissi, Nabil Mousa, Natalya Kostandova
A scoping review of FGM in humanitarian settings: an overlooked phenomenon with lifelong consequences
Shatha Elnakib, Janna Metzler
Community-based referral transportation system for accessing emergency obstetric services in the Rohingya refugee camp during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: facilitators and barriers through beneficiaries’ and providers’ lens using a mixed-method design
Mrittika Barua, Sayantan Chowdhury, Avijit Saha, Chand Mia, Stenly Hely Sajow, Malabika Sarker
Exposure to conflict and child health outcomes: evidence from a large multi-country study
Srinivas Goli, Astghik Mavisakalyan, Anu Rammohan, Loan Vu
Inclusive education in a refugee camp for children with disabilities: How are school setting and children’s behavioral functioning related?
Thomas M. Crea, Elizabeth K. Klein, Oladoyin Okunoren, Maria Paula Jimenez, Greg St. Arnold, Truphena Kirior, Eric Velandria, Daniela Bruni
Measuring results of humanitarian action: adapting public health indicators to different contexts
Chiara Altare, William Weiss, Marwa Ramadan, Hannah Tappis, Paul B. Spiegel
Provision of trauma care in asymmetric warfare: a conceptual framework to support the decision to implement frontline care services
F. Salio, A. Pirisi, E. Bruni, M. Court, K. Peleg, S. Reaiche, A. Redmond, E. Weinstein, I. Hubloue, F. Della Corte, L. Ragazzoni
Conflict, epidemic and faith communities: church-state relations during the fight against Covid-19 in north-eastern DR Congo
Sadiki Kangamina, Jean-Benoit Falisse, Amuda Baba, Liz Grant, Nigel Pearson, Yossa Way, Emma Wild-Wood
An analysis of humanitarian and health aid alignment over a decade (2011–2019) of the Syrian conflict
Munzer Alkhalil, Maher Alaref, Hala Mkhallalati, Zedoun Alzoubi, Abdulkarim Ekzayez
How structural and symbolic violence during resettlement impacts the social and mental wellbeing of forced migrant women: the lived experiences of Arabic speaking survivors of IPV resettled in Melbourne, Australia
Jeanine Hourani, Yara Jarallah, Karen Block, Linda Murray, Jasmin Chen, Maria Hach, Cathy Vaughan
A literature review exploring how health systems respond to acute shocks in fragile and conflict-affected countries
Kyaw Myat Thu, Sarah Bernays, Seye Abimbola
“Older people tend to be invisible”: a qualitative study exploring the needs and inclusion of older Syrian refugees in the context of compounding crises in host country, Lebanon
Sarah Hachem, Souad Ali, Sarah Al-Omari, Maya Abi Chahine, Sasha Abdallah Fahme, Abla Mehio Sibai
Ageism, an invisible social determinant of health for older Syrian refugees in Lebanon: a service providers’ perspective
Maya Abi Chahine, Hanna Kienzler
Adult mortality before and during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in nine communities of Yemen: a key informant study
Mervat Alhaffar, Huda Basaleem, Fouad Othman, Khaled Alsakkaf, Sena Mohammed Mohsen Naji, Hussein Kolaise, Abdullah K. Babattah, Yassin Abdulmalik Mahyoub Salem, Hannah Brindle, Najwa Yahya, Pasquale Pepe, Francesco Checchi
Telemedicine interventions in six conflict-affected countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region: a systematic review
Pylin Parkes, Timesh D. Pillay, Yamama Bdaiwi, Remi Simpson, Nadim Almoshmosh, Lina Murad, Aula Abbara
Facilitating hand hygiene in displacement camps during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative assessment of a novel handwashing stand and hygiene promotion package
Sian White, Anika Jain, Abie Bangura, Michelle Farrington, Melaku Mekonen, Bang Chuol Nhial, Enamul Hoque, Md. Moniruzzaman, Pascaline Namegabe, John Walassa, Fiona Majorin