Health care needs and use of health care services among newly arrived Syrian refugees: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Canada welcomed 33 723 Syrian refugees between November 2015 and November 2016. This paper reports the results of a rapid assessment of health care needs and use of health care services among newly arrived Syrian refugees in Toronto.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in Toronto among Syrian refugees aged 18 years or more who had been in Canada for 12 months or less. Participants were recruited initially through distribution of flyers in hotels and through direct referrals and communication with community and settlement agency partners, and then through snowball sampling. We collected sociodemographic information and data on self-perceived physical health and mental health, unmet health care needs and use of health care services.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Oda A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5498307 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature