希腊大陆难民营中的疾病负担,2016 - 2017年:一项回顾性横截面研究
Sarah Elizabeth Scales1, Jee Won Park2, Rebecca Nixon3
1Epidemiology Program, University of Delaware, Suite 614 Tower at STAR 100 Discovery Boulevard Newark, Newark, DE, 19713, USA. sescales@udel.edu.
BMC public health
|September 4, 2023
概括
希腊的难民健康报告显示,传染性呼吸道感染率很高,特别是在儿童中. 非传染性疾病的发病率低于本国,这突显了流离失所人口的数据差距.
科学领域:
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 全球健康 全球健康
背景情况:
- 对流离失所人口的基线健康数据很少,阻碍了基于证据的决策.
- 欧洲难民危机涉及来自传染性和非传染性疾病负担较高的地区的个人.
- 了解希腊难民的健康状况对于有效的人道主义反应至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 建立希腊大陆难民营中的难民的流行病学概况.
- 评估难民中11种传染性和非传染性疾病的流行情况.
- 为了比较来自阿富汗和叙利亚的难民之间的疾病负担.
主要方法:
- 从希腊的世界医生 (MdM) 营地诊所收集的数据 (2016年4月 - 2017年7月).
- 特定疾病的比例发病率确定.
- 使用比例发病率和置信区间比较疾病负担,参考发送国家数据.
主要成果:
- 呼吸道感染 (RTIs) 是最常见的传染病,影响近40%的个人和超过46%的18岁以下儿童.
- 肌肉骨疾病 (3.64%),高血压 (2.21%) 和喘 (1.28%) 是最常见的非传染性结局.
- 与叙利亚人相比,阿富汗人咨询条件的可能性更高 (PR: 1.32).
结论:
- 希腊难民营中的难民患有传染病 (主要是RTIs) 的负担高于非传染病.
- 非传染性疾病的患病率低于其原籍国,可能是由于人口结构差异或错过的护理.
- 进一步投资收集流离失所人口的健康数据对于人道主义响应至关重要.
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