Legal residency status and its relationship with health indicators among Syrian refugees in Lebanon: a nested cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Failure to possess or renew legal residency permits increases the burden on a vulnerable refugee population. It risks detention or deportation, and hinders access to basic services including healthcare. This study aimed to examine the association between legal residency status and health of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon.

Methods

Data were from two independent nested cross-sectional studies collected in 2022 through telephone surveys. In the first study, all Syrian refugees aged 50 years or older from households that received humanitarian assistance were invited to participate. The second included all adult Syrian refugees residing in a suburb of Beirut. The exposure was self-reported possession of a legal residency permit in Lebanon. The self-reported health o

SUBMITTER: Ragi ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11842977 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature