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- 1From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground Somalia is one of the most political unstable countries in the world. Ongoing insecurity has forced an inconsistent medical response by the international community, with little data collection. This paper...
- 2From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground Measuring human rights violations is particularly challenging during or after armed conflict. A recent nationwide survey in the Central African Republic produced estimates of rates of grave violations...
- 3From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground Comparisons between refugees receiving health care in settlement-based facilities and persons living in host communities have found that refugees have better health outcomes. However, data that compares...
- 4From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedFragile states are home to a sixth of the world's population, and their populations are particularly vulnerable to infectious disease outbreaks. Timely surveillance and control are essential to minimise the impact of...
- 5From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground Mental health and psychosocial wellbeing are key concerns in displaced populations. Despite urban refugees constituting more than half of the world's refugees, minimal attention has been paid to their...
- 6From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground Syphilis, a known major public health issue for soldiers during periods of conflict, is exacerbated in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to widespread sexual violence. However, there has been no...
- 7From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) refugee camps are located predominantly in rural areas of Africa and Asia in protracted or post-emergency contexts. Recognizing the importance of...
- 8From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground For more than forty years, episodes of violence in the Mindanao conflict have recurrently led to civilian displacement. In 2008, Medecins Sans Frontieres set up a mental health program integrated into...
- 9From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground Much of the literature on the relationship between conflict-related trauma and high risk sexual behaviour (HRSB) often focuses on refugees and not mass in-country displaced people due to armed conflicts....
- 10From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the deadliest since World War II. Over a decade of fighting amongst an array of armed groups has resulted in extensive human rights abuses,...
- 11From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground The health needs of children and adolescents in humanitarian emergencies are critical to the success of relief efforts and reduction in mortality. Measles has been one of the major causes of child deaths...
- 12From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-Reviewed
Family planning among people living with HIV in post-conflict Northern Uganda: A mixed methods study
Background Northern Uganda experienced severe civil conflict for over 20 years and is also a region of high HIV prevalence. This study examined knowledge of, access to, and factors associated with use of family... - 13From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground In recent years, vigorous debate has developed concerning how conflicts contribute to the spread of infectious diseases, and in particular, the role of post-conflict situations in the epidemiology of...
- 14From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground Recent reports have drawn attention to increases in congenital birth anomalies and cancer in Fallujah Iraq blamed on teratogenic, genetic and genomic stress thought to result from depleted Uranium...
- 15From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground Both conflict and HIV affect sub-Saharan Africa, and supportive approaches for HIV prevention among refugees are crucial. Peer education has been associated with improved HIV outcomes, though relatively...
- 16From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground Almost two-thirds of refugees, internally displaced persons, returnees and other persons affected by humanitarian emergencies live in malaria endemic regions. Malaria remains a significant threat to the...
- 17From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground This study aims to assess the situation of communicable diseases under national surveillance in the Cyclone Nargis-affected areas in Myanmar (Burma) before and after the incident. Methods Monthly...
- 18From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground Substance use among populations displaced by conflict is a neglected area of public health. Alcohol, khat, benzodiazepine, opiate, and other substance use have been documented among a range of displaced...
- 19From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched a health information system (HIS) in 2005 to enhance quality and consistency of routine health information available in post-emergency...
- 20From: Conflict and Health. (Vol. 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground Despite the serious consequences of conflict for reproductive health, populations affected by conflict and its aftermath face tremendous barriers to accessing reproductive health services, due to...