Cross-sectional survey to describe medicine use among Syrian asylum seekers and refugees in a German federal state: looking beyond infectious diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of our study was to describe medicine use and document self-reported diseases or conditions for which medicines were used among Syrian asylum seekers and refugees (AS&Rs) in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). We examined in this study differences in the use of medicines among different age and sex groups of the study participants.

Setting

Fifteen different refugee shared accommodation centres in the greater Cologne area, a community centre with a language school and consultation office, and other places frequented by the Syrian community.

Participants

Syrian AS&Rs registered in NRW and residing in the city of Cologne or surrounding areas.

Primary outcome measures

The prevalence of using at least one medicine in the 7 days prece

SUBMITTER: Aljadeeah S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8479972 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature