BACKGROUND Refugee and asylum-seeking women in Canada may have significant harmful childbearing health outcomes and unmet health and social care needs. The most vulnerable of these women are: those who have left their countries by force (e.g., war, rape or abuse histories), are separated from their families, have limited knowledge of the host country languages, and are visible minorities. Asylu...

BACKGROUND Pre-school children in families of recently settled refugees often have very high rates of early childhood caries (ECC). ECC is associated with a high level of morbidity and is largely preventable, however effective culturally appropriate models of care are lacking. This study aimed to provide a deeper understanding of the refugee experience related to early oral health by exploring ...

Conflict settings and refugee camps can be chaotic places, with large and rapid population movements, exacerbated public health problems, and ad hoc health services. Reproductive health care that includes family planning is of heightened importance in such settings, however, funding and resources tend to be constrained and geared towards acute health services such as trauma management and infec...

In this paper, we examine barriers to the integration of refugee doctors and nurses in Canada and the United Kingdom. Key obstacles impeding the integration of internationally trained health professionals are well documented, but less attention has been paid to the integration of refugee health professionals, particularly in Canada. Based on documentary analysis and semi-structured interviews w...

Refugees and asylum seekers are a significant proportion of attendees in Auckland emergency departments. While culture and ethnicity are factors in addressing the healthcare needs of refugee families, other factors such as the physical and psychological sequelae of the refugee experience, health care prior to arrival in New Zealand, poverty, language, and the trauma of resettlement also have a ...

BACKGROUND Refugees are reported to experience high rates of dental disease, although there are limited data on refugee children. The aim of this study was to report on oral health in refugee-background children in Australia, and to assess their follow-up at dental services. METHODS Cross-sectional study of opportunistic oral health screening and subsequent dental service use in refugee-backg...

OBJECTIVE Dental care is a major unmet health need of refugee children. Many refugee children have never received oral health care or been exposed to common preventive oral health measures, such as a toothbrush, fluoridated toothpaste, or fluoridated water. Oral health problems among refugee children are most likely to be detected first by pediatricians and family practitioners. Given the incre...

BACKGROUND Fathers of refugee background are dealing with multiple, interrelated stressors associated with forced migration and establishing their lives in a new country. This has implications for the role of men in promoting the health and well-being of their families. METHODS Afghan community researchers conducted interviews with 30 Afghan women and men who had recently had a baby in Austra...

Today's migration patterns have shifted in ways that bring new challenges to the field of refugee mental health. New refugee arrivals in developed countries are an extremely diverse group. As a result, multiple treatment approaches must be developed addressing the needs of diverse, multicultural and multilingual populations (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2003). There is now clea...