The use of emergency department and outpatient clinics by Syrian refugees.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Displacement after a war or an armed conflict always leads to unexpected health problems, both among migrating people and in places to which new people have migrated. This study aimed to determine the health care needs and trends of Syrian patients.

Methods

This retrospective study was conducted in a secondary care hospital in the city of Nevşehir, in central Turkey, between January 2013 and December 2017. All Syrian patients who visited the outpatient clinics and emergency department (ED) were enrolled in the study.

Results

Over a span of five years, 41 723 Syrian patients visited the hospital's outpatient clinics and ED. The patients' median age was 23 (inter-quartile range (IQR) = 7-34), and 57.7% of them were female. In 2017, one-third of the Syrian pat

SUBMITTER: Baykan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6708588 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature