Table 1 Studies/articles included in the review
Author/year | Title | Year of Study/data | Study country | Origin of refugee population | Age group studied | Sample size | Study type | NCD(s) reported | Overall prevalence of NCD (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yaman et al. 2002 [35] | Health problems among UN refugees at a family medical centre in Ankara, Turkey | 1997-1998 | Turkey (Ankara) | (Iraq, Iran, Palestine Afghanistan, Somalia, Ethiopia)# | Adult | 212 | Retrospective register-based | diabetes, CHF, asthma, COPD, musculoskeletal disease | - |
Mateen et al. 2012 [36] | Neurological disorders in Iraqi refugees in Jordan: data from the United Nations Refugee Assistance Information System | 2010 | Jordan | Iraq | All ages | 7642 | Retrospective register-based* | neurological disorders (ICD -10 diagnosis) | 17 |
Yanni et al. 2012 [37] | The health profile and chronic diseases comorbidities of Us-bound Iraqi refugees screened by the International Organisation for Migration in Jordan: 2007–2009 | 2007–2009 | Jordan | Iraq | All ages | 18990 | Retrospective register-based | hypertension, diabetes, cancer | 26.8 |
Ipsos Market Research [38] | Second IPSOS survey on Iraqi refugees | 2007 | Syria | Iraq | All ages | 754 | Cross-sectional survey | hypertension, diabetes, asthma | 17 |
Doocy et al. 2012 [39] | Chronic disease and disability among Iraqi populations displaced in Jordan and Syria | 2008/2009 | Jordan, Syria | Iraq | All ages | 8,681 | Cross-sectional survey | hypertension, musculoskeletal disease, CVD, diabetes | 41 (In Jordan), 51.5 (In Syria) |
Kim et al. 2012 [40] | The comparison of the insulin resistance and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome between North Korean refugees and South Korean | - | South Korea (Seoul) | North Korea | ≥ 30 years | 427 | Cross-sectional survey/medical examination | metabolic syndrome | - |
Mousa et al. 2010 [41] | Hyperglycaemia, hypertension and their risk factors among Palestine refugees served by UNRWA | 2007 | Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, OPT | Palestine | 40+ years¶ | 7,762 | Case series | hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia | 9 |
Mateen et al. 2012 [42] | Cancer diagnoses in Iraqi refugees | 2010 | Jordan | Iraq | All ages | 7642 | Retrospective register-based* | Cancer | 2.15 |