Long-term burden of war injuries among civilians in LMICs: case of the July 2006 war in Lebanon.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Lebanon, a country located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, is one of the world's smaller sovereign states. In the past few decades, Lebanon endured a perpetual political turmoil and several armed conflicts. July 12, 2006, marked the start of a one-month war in Lebanon, which resulted in thousands of casualties. Little is known about the long-term consequences of war injuries inflicted on civilians during the July 2006 war.

Methods

The objectives of this paper were to identify and evaluate: 1- civilians' access to healthcare and medicine under conditions of war; 2- the long-term socioeconomic burden on injured civilians; and 3- their quality of life more than a decade post-war. We adopted a mixed-method research design with an emphasis on the quali

SUBMITTER: Kobeissi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10748398 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature