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Understanding the health needs of internally displaced persons: A scoping review

Cantor, David; Swartz, Jina; Roberts, Bayard; Abbara, Aula; Ager, Alastair; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A; Blanchet, Karl; ... Smith, James; + view all (2021) Understanding the health needs of internally displaced persons: A scoping review. Journal of Migration and Health , 4 , Article 100071. 10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100071. Green open access

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Abstract

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 limited evidence on IDP health, but nevertheless indicates that IDPs tend to experience worse health outcomes than other conflict-affected populations across a range of health issues; and this is due to the particularly vulnerable situation of IDPs relative to these other populations, including reduced access to health services. Further research is required to better understand these needs and the interventions that can most effectively address these needs.

Type: Article
Title: Understanding the health needs of internally displaced persons: A scoping review
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100071
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100071
Language: English
Additional information: © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. under a Creative Commons license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Keywords: Health, Internal displacement, Internally displaced persons, IDPs, Conflict
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10169433
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