Effects of armed conflict on child health and development: a systematic review

A Kadir, S Shenoda, J Goldhagen - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Armed conflicts affect more than one in 10 children globally. While there is a
large literature on mental health, the effects of armed conflict on children's physical health …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the health needs of internally displaced persons: a scoping review

D Cantor, J Swartz, B Roberts, A Abbara, A Ager… - Journal of Migration and …, 2021 - Elsevier
We seek to strengthen understanding of the health needs of internally displaced persons
(IDPs) in contexts of conflict or violence. Based upon a scoping review, our paper identified …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention of COVID-19 in internally displaced persons camps in War-Torn North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a mixed-methods study

KM Claude, MS Serge, KK Alexis… - Global Health: Science …, 2020 - ghspjournal.org
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to
refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). We examined knowledge, attitudes, and …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and risk of malaria, anemia and malnutrition among children in IDPs camp in Edo State, Nigeria

OG Ajakaye, MR Ibukunoluwa - Parasite epidemiology and control, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Malaria, anemia and malnutrition are global health challenges with significant
morbidity and mortality, with higher rates among children particularly in Africa. Recently …

Disparities in access to care in marginalized populations

EA Silberholz, N Brodie, ND Spector… - Current opinion in …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Pediatric healthcare providers should be aware of the unique challenges faced by youth
displaced from their country of origin, who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender or are …

Maternal and child health of internally displaced persons in Ukraine: a qualitative study

S Nidzvetska, JM Rodriguez-Llanes, I Aujoulat… - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Due to the conflict that started in spring 2014 in Eastern Ukraine, a total of 1.75 million
internally displaced persons (IDPs) fled the area and have been registered in government …

Terrorism and child mortality

D Meierrieks, M Schaub - Health Economics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
How does terrorism affect child mortality? We use geo‐coded data on terrorism and spatially
disaggregated data on child mortality to study the relationship between both variables for 52 …

Malaria parasite prevalence in Sub-Saharan African migrants screened in Sweden: a cross-sectional study

A Wångdahl, RT Bogale, I Eliasson… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Asymptomatic infections with malaria parasites are common in populations in
endemic areas. These infections may persist in migrants after arrival in a non-endemic area …

Use and disuse of malaria bed nets in an internally displaced persons camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a mixed-methods study

HM Brooks, MK Jean Paul, KM Claude, V Mocanu… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among displaced
populations in tropical zones. Bed nets are widely used to prevent malaria; however, few …

Migration and mental health in the aftermath of disaster: Evidence from Mt. Merapi, Indonesia

JA Muir, MR Cope, LR Angeningsih… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Migration is a standard survival strategy in the context of disasters. While prior studies have
examined factors associated with return migration following disasters, an area that remains …