Health needs and priorities of Syrian refugees in camps and urban settings in Jordan: perspectives of refugees and health care providers.

@article{AlRousan2018HealthNA,
  title={Health needs and priorities of Syrian refugees in camps and urban settings in Jordan: perspectives of refugees and health care providers.},
  author={Tala Al-Rousan and Zaker I. Schwabkey and Lara Jirmanus and Brett D. Nelson},
  journal={Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit},
  year={2018},
  volume={24 3},
  pages={
          243-253
        }
}
  • Tala Al-Rousan, Zaker I. Schwabkey, +1 author B. Nelson
  • Published 10 June 2018
  • Political Science, Medicine
  • Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit
Background The United Nations has declared the Syrian refugee crisis to be the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era. [] Key Method Focus group discussions and key informant interviews were used to identify needs, challenges and potential solutions to providing quality health care to refugees. By-person factor analysis divided refugee participants into 4 unique respondent types and compared priorities for interventions.
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