Dietary Intake and Nutritional Status among Refugees in Host Countries: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Refugees remain vulnerable to acute food insecurity, malnutrition, and critically inadequate food and nutrient intake after migration, regardless of the economic level of the host country. We conducted this systematic review to summarize and evaluate the dietary intake and nutritional status among refugees resettled in non-camp settings worldwide. We searched PubMed and Web of Science databases to review relevant studies published between 2009 and 2020 using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We also conducted an additional manual search through PubMed and Google Scholar. Studies that evaluated both dietary intake and nutritional status of refugees in host countries were included. A total of 15 articles from 10 countries were include

SUBMITTER: Khuri J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9526844 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature