Issue 1/2023
Content (60 Articles)
Substance (mis)use among refugees as a matter of social ecology: insights into a multi-site rapid assessment in Germany
Laura Hertner, Panagiotis Stylianopoulos, Andreas Heinz, Ulrike Kluge, Ingo Schäfer, Simone Penka
The lived experience of patients with conflict associated injuries whose wounds are affected by antimicrobial resistant organisms: a qualitative study from northwest Syria
Ahmet Aldbis, Hady Naal, Tarik Kishawi, Rim Wazni, Aula Abbara
Underestimating attacks: comparing two sources of publicly-available data about attacks on health care in 2017
Vanessa Parada, Larissa Fast, Carolyn Briody, Christina Wille, Rudi Coninx
Disruption to water supply and waterborne communicable diseases in northeast Syria: a spatiotemporal analysis
Ruby Tabor, Naser Almhawish, Ibrahim Aladhan, Maia Tarnas, Richard Sullivan, Nabil Karah, Mark Zeitoun, Ruwan Ratnayake, Aula Abbara
Lessons identified from initiating a thalassaemia programme in a conflict setting: a case study from northeast Syria
Sally MacVinish, Crystal van Leeuwen, Maartje Hoetjes, Yoshihiro Aoki, Deirdre Foley, Harriet Roggeveen
Usefulness of disease surveillance data in enhanced early warning of the cholera outbreak in Southwest Cameroon, 2018
Reine Suzanne Mengue Kadia, Benjamin Momo Kadia, Christian Akem Dimala, Andrew E. Collins
Ensuring equity in mental health and psychosocial support during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
Andrea Armijos, Annie G. Bonz, Felicity L. Brown, Danielle Charlet, Flora Cohen, M. Claire Greene, Sabrina Hermosilla, Leah E. James, Karine Le Roch
Correction to: 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
Sustainability of health services in refugee hosting districts: a qualitative study of health services in three west Nile refugee hosting districts, Uganda
Henry Komakech, Christopher Garimoi Orach, Lynn M. Atuyambe
Prevalence and multi-level factors associated with acute malnutrition among children aged 6–59 months from war affected communities of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2021: a cross-sectional study
Gebretsadkan Gebremedhin Gebretsadik, Mahlet Abraha, Tedros Bereket, Ferehiwot Hailemariam, Freweini Gebrearegay, Tigist Hagos, Mizan Assefa, Kidanemaryam Berhe, Hadush Gebregziabher, Amaha Kahsay Adhanu, Mekonnen Haileselassie, Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Afework Mulugeta
The predictors of food security and dietary diversity among internally displaced persons’ children (6–59 months) in Bamenda health district, Cameroon
Ayuk Betrand Tambe, Mbah Larissa Akeh, Nicholas Tendongfor, Thembekile Dhlamini, Given Chipili, Xikombiso Mbhenyane
Evolution and lessons from an integrated service delivery network in North West Syria
Sophie Witter, Karin Diaconu, Ibrahim Bou-Orm, Zeina Jamal, Zubin Cyrus Shroff, Abdulbaki Mahmoud, Mahmoud Daher, Vinod Varma
Deferral of elective surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Palestinian patients: a cross-sectional study
Mousa Atary, Niveen M. E. Abu-Rmeileh
Provider-initiated HIV testing uptake and socio-economic status among women in a conflict zone in the Central African Republic: a mixed-methods cross-sectional study
Mari Nythun Utheim, Petros Isaakidis, Rafael Van den Bergh, Bantas Bata Ghislain Géraud, Rodrigue Biguioh Mabvouna, Tone Kristin Omsland, Espen Heen, Cecilie Dahl
Childhood exposure to armed conflict and nutritional health outcomes in Nigeria
Olusesan Ayodeji Makinde, Emmanuel Olamijuwon, Ifeanyi Mgbachi, Ryoko Sato
Inferring the impact of humanitarian responses on population mortality: methodological problems and proposals
Francesco Checchi
Psychosocial model of burnout among humanitarian aid workers in Bangladesh: role of workplace stressors and emotion coping
Cheryl Yunn Shee Foo, Alvin Kuowei Tay, Yexinyu Yang, Helen Verdeli
The impact of social capital and social environmental factors on mental health and flourishing: the experiences of asylum-seekers in France
Maria De Jesus, Bronwyn Warnock, Zoubida Moumni, Zara Hassan Sougui, Lionel Pourtau
Organizational peer support to enable rehabilitating surgical services in Northern Ethiopia
Meskerem Aleka Kebede, Andualem Beyene, Nurhusen Kedir, Bethelhem Abegaz, Rocco Friebel
Localisation of digital health tools used by displaced populations in low and middle-income settings: a scoping review and critical analysis of the Participation Revolution
Jennifer Benson, Tilman Brand, Lara Christianson, Meret Lakeberg
Cross-sectional survey in Central African Republic finds mortality 4-times higher than UN statistics: how can we not know the Central African Republic is in such an acute humanitarian crisis?
Karume Baderha Augustin Gang, Jennifer O’Keeffe, Anonymous, Les Roberts
Armed conflict and household food insecurity: evidence from war-torn Tigray, Ethiopia
Aregawi Weldegebreal Weldegiargis, Haftom Temesgen Abebe, Hiluf Ebuy Abraha, Meron Micheale Abrha, Tsegay Berihu Tesfay, Rieye Esayas Belay, Alemnesh Abraha Araya, Mengish Bahresilassie Gebregziabher, Hagos Godefay, Afework Mulugeta
Area level indirect exposure to extended conflicts and early childhood anthropometric outcomes in India: a repeat cross-sectional analysis
Pritha Chatterjee, Jarvis Chen, Aisha Yousafzai, Ichiro Kawachi, S. V. Subramanian
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in humanitarian settings: epidemiology, health service utilization, and health care seeking behavior in Bangui and surrounding areas, Central African Republic
Chiara Altare, Natalya Kostandova, Gbètoho Fortuné Gankpe, Patricia Nalimo, Abdoul Azizi Almoustapha Abaradine, Sophie Bruneau, Caroline Antoine, Paul B. Spiegel
Burial workers’ perceptions of community resistance and support systems during an Ebola outbreak in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: a qualitative study
Hana Zwick, Marc Salama Asobee, Isabeaux Kennedy Mitton, Jennifer Headley, David E. Eagle
Perilous medicine in Tigray: a systematic review
Hailay Gesesew, Hafte Kebede, Kenfe Berhe, Nelsensius Fauk, Paul Ward
Assessment of the WHO non-communicable diseases kit for humanitarian emergencies in South Sudan: a retrospective, prospective, observational study
Ahmad Hecham Alani, Laura Miller, Bhavika Darji, Isaac Waweru, Aston Benjamin Atwiine, Marcello Tonelli, Joseph Lou Kenyi Mogga, Ali Adams, Lilian Ndinda, Said Jongo, Lilian Kiapi
The crisis of maternal and child health in Afghanistan
Nancy Glass, Rabia Jalalzai, Paul Spiegel, Leonard Rubenstein
The challenges of international collaboration in conflict and health research: experience from the Research for Health in Conflict-Middle East and North Africa (R4HC-MENA) partnership
Chiu-Yi Lin, Kristen Meagher, Martin Bricknell, Preeti Patel, Nassim El Achi, Tezer Kutluk, Richard Harding, Hanna Kienzler, Rita Giacaman, Deborah Mukherji, Omar Shamieh, Richard Sullivan
Health system evaluation in conflict-affected countries: a scoping review of approaches and methods
Manar Marzouk, Anna Durrance-Bagale, Sze Tung Lam, Michiko Nagashima-Hayashi, Mengieng Ung, Zeenathnisa Mougammadou Aribou, Ayshath Zaseela, Nafeesah Mohamed Ibrahim, Sunanda Agarwal, Maryam Omar, Sanjida Newaz, Hala Mkhallalati, Natasha Howard
The impact of decentralisation on health systems in fragile and post-conflict countries: a narrative synthesis of six case studies in the Indo-Pacific
Elliot Brennan, Seye Abimbola
Correction to: The crisis of maternal and child health in Afghanistan
Nancy Glass, Rabia Jalalzai, Paul Spiegel, Leonard Rubenstein
Effectiveness of the Gratuité user fee exemption policy on utilization and outcomes of maternal, newborn and child health services in conflict-affected districts of Burkina Faso from 2013 to 2018: a pre-post analysis
Marie-Jeanne Offosse, Cephas Avoka, Pierre Yameogo, Astrid Raissa Manli, Aude Goumbri, Ejemai Eboreime, Matt Boxshall, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas
Primary healthcare delivery models in African conflict-affected settings: a systematic review
Lundi-Anne Omam, Elizabeth Jarman, Kelli N. O’Laughlin, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi
Developing an integrated model of care for vulnerable populations living with non-communicable diseases in Lebanon: an online theory of change workshop
Claudia Truppa, Éimhín Ansbro, Ruth Willis, Carla Zmeter, Aya El Khatib, Bayard Roberts, Sigiriya Aebischer Perone, Pablo Perel
Adult mortality patterns in Yemen before and during armed conflict: evidence from a web survey of the global diaspora
Catherine R. McGowan, Mervat Alhaffar, Promise Ekoriko, Sawsan Al-Refai, Jamal Badr, Lucy Bell, Francesco Checchi
Impact of a double catastrophe, war and COVID-19, on health service utilization of a tertiary care hospital in Tigray: an interrupted time-series study
Hiluf Ebuy Abraha, Mengistu Hagazi Tequare, Hale Teka, Micheal Berhe Gebremedhin, Kibrom Gebreselassie Desta, Mohamedawel Mohamedniguss Ebrahim, Awol Yemane, Sintayehu Misgina Gebremariam, Kibrom Berhanu Gebresilassie, Tesfay Hailu Tekle, Mussie Tesfay Atsbaha, Ephrem Berhe, Bereket Berhe, Derbew Fikadu Berhe, Mulugeta Gebregziabher, L. Lewis Wall
A syndemic of inequitable gender norms and intersecting stigmas on condom self-efficacy and practices among displaced youth living in urban slums in Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study
Moses Okumu, Carmen H. Logie, Anissa S. Chitwanga, Robert Hakiza, Peter Kyambadde
How is the implementation of empirical research results documented in conflict-affected settings? Findings from a scoping review of peer-reviewed literature
Enrica Leresche, Mazeda Hossain, Maria Livia De Rubeis, Veerle Hermans, Doris Burtscher, Rodolfo Rossi, Cordelia Lonsdale, Neha S. Singh
Alcohol and other drug use patterns and services in an integrated refugee settlement in Northern Zambia: a formative research study
Stephanie Haddad, Mbaita Shawa, Jeremy C. Kane, Bertha Bwalya, Megan Sienkiewicz, Grace Kilbane, Veronica Chibemba, Princess Chiluba, Nkumbu Mtongo, Kristina Metz, Mildred Chibwe, Namuchana Mushabati, Allan Zulu, Ravi Paul, Zaliwe Banda, Henry Loongo, Muzi Kamanga, M. Claire Greene
Strengthening community-based surveillance: lessons learned from the 2018–2020 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak
Jennifer OKeeffe, Emi Takahashi, John Otokoye Otshudiema, Emile Malembi, Célestin Ndaliko, Nathanaël Mutimatonda Munihire, Grazia Caleo, Antonio Isidro Carrion Martin
Physical injuries and burns among refugees in Lebanon: implications for programs and policies
Samar Al-Hajj, Moustafa Moustafa, Majed El Hechi, Mohamad A. Chahrour, Ali A. Nasrallah, Haytham Kaafarani
Destruction, disruption and disaster: Sudan’s health system amidst armed conflict
Alaa Dafallah, Osman K. O. Elmahi, Maisoon Elbukhari Ibrahim, Rania Elfatih Elsheikh, Karl Blanchet
Violence against health care workers in a crisis context: a mixed cross-sectional study in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Samuel Lwamushi Makali, Jean Corneille Lembebu, Raïssa Boroto, Christian Chiribagula Zalinga, Daniella Bugugu, Emmanuel Lurhangire, Bigirinama Rosine, Christine Chimanuka, Pacifique Mwene-Batu, Christian Molima, Jessica Ramirez Mendoza, Giovanfrancesco Ferrari, Sonja Merten, Ghislain Bisimwa
Healthcare workers’ experiences of workplace violence: a qualitative study in Lebanon
Linda Abou-Abbas, Rana Nasrallah, Sally Yaacoub, Jessica Yohana Ramirez Mendoza, Mahmoud Al Wais
Provision of mental health and psychosocial support services to health workers and community members in conflict-affected Northwest Syria: a mixed-methods study
Ibrahim R. Bou-Orm, Marianne Moussallem, Joelle Karam, Manuel deLara, Vinod Varma, Karin Diaconu, Murat Can Birand Apaydin, Rafael Van den Bergh, Alastair Ager, Sophie Witter
Child health services and armed conflict in Tigray, North Ethiopia: a community-based study
Mache Tsadik, Hailay Gebretnsae, Asefa Ayalew, Akeza Awealom Asgedom, Aregawi Gebreyesus, Tigist Hagos, Marta Abrha, Kiros Weldegerima, Birikti Abrha, Gelawdiwos Gebre, Mulubrhan Hagos, Rie Esayas, Mezgebe Gebregeorgis, Hailay Abrha Gesesew, Afework Mulugeta
“Actually, the psychological wounds are more difficult than physical injuries:” a qualitative analysis of the impacts of attacks on health on the personal and professional lives of health workers in the Syrian conflict
Aula Abbara, Diana Rayes, Hannah Tappis, Mohamed Hamze, Reham Wais, Hesham Alahmad, Naser Almhawish, Leonard Rubenstein, Rohini Haar
Forms of sexual violence perpetrated in conflict and post-conflict settings against South Sudanese men resettled in two communities in Uganda: an exploratory qualitative study
Tosin Olaluwoye, Elizabeth Hoban, Joanne Williams
Gender based violence (GBV) coordination in a complex, multi-crisis context: a qualitative case study of Lebanon’s compounded crises (2019–2023)
Philomena Raftery, Jinan Usta, Ligia Kiss, Jennifer Palmer, Mazeda Hossain
“There is a fear that you will be attacked just for the act of working in health”: a survey of experiences of violence against healthcare in Colombia
Katerina Crawford☥, Tatiana Florez☥, Mario Rodriguez, Lendy Cirado, Róisín Read, Rohini Haar
Adolescent mental health in post-conflict communities: results from a cross-sectional survey in Northern Uganda
Heather Wipfli, Kyra Guy, Abigail Kim, Peninah Tumuhimbise, Kenneth Odur, Adiro Susan, Adupa Stephen, Akello Rebecca, Alum Nancy, Anyima Fredrick, Aoko Emily, Awello Monica, Ejang Winnie, Acio Barbara, Akao Winnie, Alum Recho, Angom Salume Precious, Aol Rachael, Awidi Fiona Tabitha, Ejang Brenda, Kia Judith, Lalita Ruth Amongi, Okello Moses, Olem Jasper, Adongo Marrion, Amono Monica, Awino Mirriam, Okello Denish, Okello Geoffrey Ocama, Obwona Jimmy, Akullu Christine
The political economy of expedience: examining perspectives on military support to Sierra Leone’s Ebola response
Samuel T. Boland, Dina Balabanova, Susannah Mayhew
Factors associated with health-seeking patterns among internally displaced persons in complex humanitarian emergency, Northeast Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
Saheed Gidado, Melton Musa, Ahmed Ibrahim Ba’aba, Lilian Akudo Okeke, Patrick M Nguku, Idris Suleman Hadejia, Isa Ali Hassan, Ibrahim Muhammad Bande, Martins Onuoha, Gideon Ugbenyo, Ntadom Godwin, Rabi Usman, Jibrin Idris Manu, Abede Momoh Mohammed, Muhammad Maijawa Abdullahi, Mohammed Isa Bammami, Pekka Nuorti, Salla Atkins
The hidden toll of war: a comprehensive study of orthopedic injuries in Yemen
Mohammad Hutaif, Abdullah Al Moaish, Mosleh Soliman, Anwar Al-fadliy
Have attacks on healthcare become the new normal? a public health call to action for armed conflicts before it is too late
Karl Blanchet, Leonard Rubenstein, Bertrand Taithe, Larissa Fast
Attacks on Ukrainian healthcare facilities during the first year of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine
Dennis G. Barten, Derrick Tin, Fredrik Granholm, Diana Rusnak, Frits van Osch, Gregory Ciottone
Participatory approaches and methods in gender equality and gender-based violence research with refugees and internally displaced populations: a scoping review
Michelle Lokot, Erin Hartman, Iram Hashmi
Maternal health outcomes in the context of fragility: a retrospective study from Lebanon
Hani Dimassi, Mohamad Alameddine, Nadine Sabra, Nour El Arnaout, Ranime Harb, Randa Hamadeh, Faysal El Kak, Abed Shanaa, Marta Orozco Mossi, Shadi Saleh, Natally AlArab
Post-migration stressors, mental health and well-being in resettled refugees from Syria: Do individuals’ coping strategies matter?
Øivind Solberg, Alexander Nissen, Fredrik Saboonchi