Self-rated health and relative socioeconomic deprivation in the Palestinian refugee communities of Lebanon

RR Habib, S Hojeij, K Elzein, J Chaaban - Journal of Immigrant and …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Most Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are marginalized as refugees, poor, and
targets of discrimination. This study seeks to understand deprivation among these refugees …

Associations between life conditions and multi-morbidity in marginalized populations: the case of Palestinian refugees

RR Habib, S Hojeij, K Elzein… - … European Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background: Evidence suggests that higher multi-morbidity rates among people with low
socioeconomic status produces and maintains poverty. Our research explores the …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between relative deprivation and self-rated health among Palestinian women in refugee camps in Lebanon

N Salti, S Abdulrahim - SSM-population health, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Relative deprivation (RD) has been advanced as a theory to explain the
relationship between income inequality and health in high-income countries. In this study …

Poverty, food insecurity, and health of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and recently displaced from Syria to Lebanon: findings from the 2015 socioeconomic …

H Ghattas, J Chaaban, N Salti, A Irani, T Ismail… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Abstract Background The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
in the Near East (UNRWA) provides health, education, and housing services to Palestinian …

[HTML][HTML] Recent changes in welfare indicators among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon: a comparative study of two cross-sectional datasets

N Salti, J Chaaban, H Ghattas, A Irani, K Seyfert… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Abstract Background Palestinians in Lebanon have been protracted refugees for 70 years,
but the Syrian crisis has caused shocks that threaten to destabilise their already fragile …

Child deprivation among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and Palestinian refugees from Syria living in Lebanon: a cross-sectional analysis of co-occurrence of …

Z Jamaluddine, A Irani, N Salti, S Abdulrahim… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Abstract Background Palestinian refugees in Lebanon (PRL) and Palestinian refugees from
Syria (PRS) living in Lebanon have high poverty rates. As the social, economic, and physical …

Health and living conditions of Palestinian refugees residing in camps and gatherings in Lebanon: a cross-sectional survey

RR Habib, K Seyfert, S Hojeij - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Palestinian refugees have lived in camps and gatherings in Lebanon for more
than 60 years. They are socially, politically, and economically disadvantaged as a result of …

Correlates of psychological distress and self-rated health among Palestinian citizens of Israel: findings from the health and environment survey (HESPI)

M Khatib, I Mansbach-Kleinfeld, S Abu-Kaf… - Israel Journal of Health …, 2021 - Springer
Objectives Psychological distress is a problem strongly associated with socio-economic
conditions. This study aims to assess rates of psychological distress and 'poor'self-rated …

[PDF][PDF] Socio-economic survey of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

J Chaaban, H Ghattas, R Habib, S Hanafi… - … American University of …, 2010 - unispal.un.org
Background The fact that living conditions for most Palestine Refugees living in Lebanon are
precarious, as this report shows, is widely observed, commented on and may hardly need …

Prevalence, care-seeking, and health service utilization for non-communicable diseases among Syrian refugees and host communities in Lebanon

S Doocy, E Lyles, B Hanquart, LHAS Study Team… - Conflict and …, 2016 - Springer
Background Given the large burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among both
Syrian refugees and the host communities within which they are settled, humanitarian actors …