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Review
It is assumed that knowing what puts young women at risk of poor sexual health outcomes and, in turn, what protects them against these outcomes, will enable greater targeted protection as well as help in desig...
Conflict and Health 2017 11:15
Published on: 17 August 2017
Review
Major challenges and crises in global health will not be solved by health alone; requiring rather a multidisciplinary, evidence-based analytical approach to prevention, preparedness and response. One such pote...
Conflict and Health 2017 11:13
Published on: 1 August 2017
Research
The growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) presented new challenges for medical humanitarian aid and little was known about primary health care approaches for these diseases in humanitarian respons...
Conflict and Health 2017 11:14
Published on: 17 July 2017
Letter to the Editor
Conflict and Health 2017 11:12
Published on: 3 July 2017
Research
With more than 200 million cases a year, malaria is an important global health concern, especially among pregnant women. The forested tribal areas of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh in India are aff...
Conflict and Health 2017 11:10
Published on: 20 June 2017
Research
Refugees and host nationals who accessed antiretroviral therapy (ART) in a remote refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya (2011–2013) were compared on outcome measures that included viral suppression and adherence to ART.
Conflict and Health 2017 11:11
Published on: 2 June 2017
Research
To address family planning for crisis-affected communities, in 2011 and 2012, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Women’s Refugee Commission undertook a multi-country assessment to docume...
Conflict and Health 2017 11:9
Published on: 31 May 2017
Research
The Central African Republic has known long periods of instability. In 2014, following the fall of an interim government installed by the Séléka coalition, a series of violent reprisals occurred. These events ...
Conflict and Health 2017 11:7
Published on: 15 May 2017
Research
The alignment method, a novel psychometric approach, represents a more flexible procedure for establishing measurement invariance in geographically, ethnically, or linguistically diverse samples, especially in...
Conflict and Health 2017 11:8
Published on: 26 April 2017
Research
Pushed by ongoing conflicts and pulled by the desire for a better life, over one million migrants/refugees transited Balkan countries and arrived in Europe during 2015 and early 2016. To curb this influx, Euro...
Conflict and Health 2017 11:6
Published on: 16 April 2017
Research
The increasing caseload of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in displaced populations poses new challenges for humanitarian agencies and host country governments in the provision of health care, diagnostics and...
Conflict and Health 2017 11:4
Published on: 6 April 2017
Research
Children’s right to participate in data collection during emergencies has been widely recognized by humanitarian actors. However, participation in such activities can expose children to risk. Tensions have bee...
Conflict and Health 2017 11:5
Published on: 27 March 2017
Letter to the Editor
Conflict and Health 2017 11:3
Published on: 22 March 2017
Research
Humanitarian assistance standards mandate specific attention to address the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of conflict-affected populations. Despite these internationally recognised standards, acce...
Conflict and Health 2017 11:2
Published on: 8 March 2017
Short report
Little has been written on the challenges of conducting research in regions or countries with chronic conflict and strife. In this paper we share our experiences in conducting a population based study of chron...
Conflict and Health 2017 10:33
Published on: 22 February 2017
Research
Some evidence showed that multidisciplinary rehabilitation in Western countries is effective for treating war-related trauma, but it remains unclear whether this approach is applicable to civilians living in r...
Conflict and Health 2017 10:34
Published on: 8 February 2017
Research
Few studies look at policy making in the health sector in the aftermath of a conflict or crisis and even fewer specifically focus on Human Resources for Health, which is a critical domain for health sector per...
Conflict and Health 2017 10:31
Published on: 18 January 2017
Research
In 2015, Italy was the second most common point of entry for asylum seekers into Europe after Greece. The vast majority embarked from war-torn Libya; 80,000 people claimed asylum that year. Their medical condi...
Conflict and Health 2017 11:1
Published on: 13 January 2017
Methodology
Audio-Computer Assisted Self- Interview (ACASI) is a method of data collection in which participants listen to pre-recorded questions through headphones and respond to questions by selecting their answers on a...
Conflict and Health 2017 10:32
Published on: 4 January 2017
Research
Sexual violence has been prevalent throughout the armed conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Research on sexual violence-related pregnancies (SVRPs) and pregnancy termination in eastern DRC,...
Conflict and Health 2016 10:30
Published on: 21 December 2016
Research
Numerous simultaneous complex humanitarian emergencies strain the ability of local governments and the international community to respond, underscoring the importance of cost-effective use of limited resources...
Conflict and Health 2016 10:28
Published on: 7 December 2016
Letter to Editor
Populations affected by humanitarian emergencies may require unique strategies to ensure access to life-saving vaccines and attain sufficiently high population immunity to interrupt virus circulation. Vaccinat...
Conflict and Health 2016 10:27
Published on: 30 November 2016
Research
Ongoing armed conflict in Syria has caused large scale displacement. Approximately half of the population of Syria have been displaced including the millions living as refugees in neighboring countries. We sou...
Conflict and Health 2016 10:26
Published on: 16 November 2016
Research
Afghanistan lacks suitable specialized mental healthcare services despite high prevalence of severe mental health disorders which are aggravated by the conflict and numerous daily stressors. Recent studies hav...
Conflict and Health 2016 10:25
Published on: 2 November 2016
Research
Given the large burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among both Syrian refugees and the host communities within which they are settled, humanitarian actors and the government of Lebanon face immense chal...
Conflict and Health 2016 10:21
Published on: 19 October 2016
