They walked for days until they reached the boat that would carry them to Germany. The water was rough and the children were scared, but the family eventually made it. Now they must wait to register for asylum, a process that takes up to two weeks. During those two weeks the family must wait outside the registration center every day for their number to be called.
There are no facilities or shelter from the rain. We just stand in the rain," said Achmed. The Syrian refugees are a population who have been forced to flee Syria due to violence, persecution or war. More than 6 million people in Syria have been driven from their homes but remain displaced inside the country, living in terrible conditions.
During Syria's hard winters, they risk freezing to death. Syrian children - whether inside Syria or elsewhere - do not see bright and happy futures inside Syria. After ten years of war in Syria , 13 million people are displaced, including 6. Conditions in Syria are not ready for refugees to return.
Besides the ongoing conflict in many areas, there is no access to quality education, jobs or stable income - all basic necessities. Any return to Syria has to be dignified, informed, voluntary and safe.
This cannot happen before the conflict is over and without peace and guarantees for people returning. The study found that children want to feel safe where they are. They want to have a say on their future and meaningful access to opportunities to learn and grow. They also want an end to harassment on the streets, and for just and the rule of law to prevail. The need for stronger legislation to ensure people are treated equally and are not discriminated against was also highlighted by children in this survey.
An estimated 2. Between February and February alone, 92 incidents occurred where a school or education facility was attacked. This has meant that children in Syria have had to live under the constant threat of violence. Save the Children has had programs in the Middle East for decades, thanks to the generosity of supporters like you.
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Occurs when a child experiences an intense event that threatens or causes harm to his or her emotional and physical well-being. Refugees can experience traumatic stress related to:.
Stressors that refugee children and families experience as they try to make a new life for themselves. Examples include:. Stressors that refugee children and families experience as they try to navigate between their new culture and their culture of origin. Stressors that refugee children and families experience as minorities in a new country.
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Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative. Skip to main content. Search all BMC articles Search. Download PDF. Abstract Background During the last years, Europe experienced an increase in immigration due to a variety of worldwide wars and conflicts, which in turn resulted in a greater number of physical and mental health issues present among the refugees. Methods This study was conducted as a scoping review and the methodology is derived from Levac et al.
Results The results show that communication between healthcare professionals and refugees is important, however, insufficient language knowledge acts as an effective communication barrier. Conclusions Since refugees are suffering from poor mental and physical health and could therefore be at a greater risk of morbidity and mortality in comparison to the rest of the population of the host country, there is an urgent need for improvements in communication, interpretation, support, and deliverance of culturally appropriate healthcare.
Background Research suggest that understanding the refugees experience of and access to healthcare are important factors for improving their health [ 1 ], as access has been found to be a leading health indicator [ 2 ]. Aim The aim of this scoping review is to compile research about the experiences that refugees have with the healthcare system in their host countries.
Method This study was conducted as a scoping review and its methodology is derived from Levac et al. Identifying the research question How do refugees perceive the healthcare given to them in the host country subsequent to leaving their homeland?
Identifying relevant studies Both authors developed the search strategy, as they have previous experience in performing database searches. Table 1 Search terms Full size table. Selection process. Full size image. Table 2 Summary of included studies Full size table. Communication and information in healthcare In a Canadian study by Ahmed [ 23 ], the majority of refugee women felt that they could not discuss their feelings of depression with their doctors, either because they were too rushed, or because the doctors did not ask them about possible emotional disturbances during the check-ups.
Understanding the language According to the study by Asgary [ 28 ], the informants pointed out that there was a lack of interpretation, that they experienced difficulties finding interpreters and were having problems communicating with health professionals. Satisfaction with healthcare In the study by Ahmed et al. Dissatisfaction with healthcare According to the study by Panagiota et al. Access to healthcare According to the study by Asgary et al. Continuity of care In the study by Chen et al.
Perceived discrimination In the study by Chen et al. Culturally appropriate care In the study by Fang et al. Discussion The results of this scoping review show that communication between the health professionals and the refugees is important, but that insufficient language knowledge acts as a communication barrier. Strengths and limitations This review has a broad scope and attempts to draw a picture of the experiences refugees have with the healthcare sector in their host country.
Conclusions The aim of this review was to compile research about the experiences that refugees have with healthcare sectors in their host countries. References 1. Article PubMed Google Scholar 2.
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