Communicable Diseases Prevalence among Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Communicable diseases remain a significant global health issue. The increase in refugees and asylum seekers associated with conflicts may alter the burden of communicable diseases in host countries. We conducted a systematic review of the prevalence of TB, HBC, HCV, and HIV among refugees and asylum seekers by regions of asylum and origin.

Methods

Four electronic databases were searched from initiation to the 25 December 2022. Prevalence estimates were pooled into a random-effect model and were stratified by the region of origin and asylum. Meta-analysis was conducted to explore the heterogeneity of the included studies.

Results

The most-reported asylum region was The Americas, represented by the United States of America. Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean

SUBMITTER: Taha H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10138615 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature