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Table 3 Health Service Gaps in Turkey

From: Assessment of the health needs of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Syria’s neighboring countries

Author

General Area

Summary of Findings

Savas et al. [51]

General

Highest need cited among healthcare professionals was intensive care capacity (66%) and in-patient care (65%).

Sevinc et al. [70]

General, Mental Health

Difficulty implementing treatments for bureaucratic reasons, lack of psychosocial services.

Sahlool et al. [71]

General, Mental Health

Number of refugee cases seen each day exceeds recommended limit, insufficient rehabilitation and child psychology services.

Jefee-Bahloul et al. [47]

Mental Health

High need for mental health services (34% expressed need to see a psychologist or psychiatrist).

Erenel et al. [53]

Women’s Health

Low level of antenatal care, 41% had no antenatal visits prior to birth.