ArticleBMJ case reports2017
A Rohingya refugee's journey in Australia and the barriers to accessing healthcare.
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- The culture, mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of Rohingya refugees: a systematic review.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2019Pooled it
- What makes a good general practitioner consultation for refugees: perspectives of Africans from refugee backgrounds in Australia.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Evaluation of a virtual, simulated international public health peer-to-peer exchange learning experience.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Accessing and navigating healthcare: A scoping review of the experiences of women of refugee background from Myanmar.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Experiences, perceptions and expectations of health services amongst marginalized populations in urban Australia: A meta-ethnographic review of the literature.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Review
- Seeking Health Information: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Women of Refugee Background from Myanmar in Perth, Western Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Global Health Education and Advocacy: Using BMJ Case Reports to Tackle the Social Determinants of Health.Frontiers in public health · 2018Review
- Challenges of Refugee Health Care: Perspectives of Medical Interpreters, Case Managers, and Pharmacists.Journal of patient-centered research and reviews · 2018Article
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Abstract
Australia's processing of some asylum seekers on offshore detention centres has recently been brought to light by human rights organisation. While the internal politics of resettling refugees may be complex, Australia remains in the top five countries for resettlement per capita. However, these refugees remain a vulnerable patient population after immigrating. Refugee women, an understudied group, in particular experience higher adverse health outcomes.In this case report, we follow the medical journey of KB, a 38-year-old Rohingya refugee diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus-the crux of all her health issues. We explore language differences as a barrier to healthcare and its near-fatal consequences, as well as communication breakdown in the context of the misalignment of health goals between the patient and the profession. As such, improving patient health literacy and cultural competency among doctors are core interventions in improving the delivery of refugee healthcare.We have a global responsibility to improve health literacy among refugee patients and by providing the basic standard of healthcare to every individual as a human right, which empower refugees in this regard to have a role in their health outcomes.
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