Asylum seekers and refugees (ASRs) are a heterogeneous population with distinct physical and psychological needs. ASRs with additional health needs are girls and women who have undergone, or are at risk of undergoing, female genital mutilation (FGM). Across the European Union (EU), variation exists in Member States' anti-FGM and asylum legislation, the rigour of existing research programmes, an...

BACKGROUND In recent years there has been a progressive rise in the number of asylum seekers and refugees displaced from their country of origin, with significant social, economic, humanitarian and public health implications. In this population, up-to-date information on the rate and characteristics of mental health conditions, and on interventions that can be implemented once mental disorders ...

Abstract The plight of asylum seekers is a politically contested issue in Australia. Iranian women have been the largest number asylum-seekers/Many bridging visas without secure residency status. Prolonged insecure may contribute to less integration and psychological dysfunction. This study aimed better understand psychosocial ramifications living with among asylum-seeker Australian community. ...

Dissimilar to several countries of the world including some African such as both Namibia and Botswana, South Africa continues be without refugee camps nor camp policy. The problems arising from lack measures have become apparent in recent years, increasing numbers refugees asylum-seekers living host communities victims violent situations. Among challenges resulting this absence is that during h...

BACKGROUND The UK has substantial minority populations of short-term and long-term migrants from countries with various types of healthcare systems. AIM This study explored how migrants' previous knowledge and experience of health care influences their current expectations of health care in a system relying on clinical generalists performing a gatekeeping role. DESIGN OF STUDY Two qualitati...

BACKGROUND Language barriers have a major impact on both the quality and the costs of health care. While there is a growing body of evidence demonstrating the detrimental effects of language barriers on the quality of health care provision, less is known about their impact on costs. This purpose of this study was to investigate the association between language barriers and the costs of health c...

The Commission presented its Green Paper on the Future of the European Asylum System in June 2007. The Green Paper builds on the 2005 Hague Programme Action Plan with its objective of creating a common European asylum system. Such a system aims not only at establishing a level playing field in protection standards across the Member States, but also to ensure a higher degree of solidarity betwee...

BACKGROUND Screening and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in asylum seekers (AS) may prevent future cases of tuberculosis. As the screening with Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) is costly, the objective of this study was to assess which factors were associated with LTBI and to define a score allowing the selection of AS with the highest risk of LTBI. METHODS In across-se...