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ReviewBMJ paediatrics open2019

Health needs of refugee children identified on arrival in reception countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Albertine Baauw, Joana Kist-van Holthe, Bridget Slattery, Martijn Heymans, Mai Chinapaw, Hans van Goudoever

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Review in BMJ paediatrics open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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53citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Albertine BaauwEmma Children's Hospital, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-3663-7196
Joana Kist-van HolthePublic and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7932-3878
Bridget SlatteryEmma Children's Hospital, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Martijn HeymansDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Mai ChinapawPublic and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Hans van GoudoeverPaediatrics, Emma Kinderziekenhuis AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Emma Kinderziekenhuis · NLPublic Health Service of Amsterdam · NLUniversity of Amsterdam · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe worldwide number of refugees has considerably increased due to ongoing wars, national instability, political persecution and food insecurity. In Europe, about one-third of all refugees are children, an increasing number of which are travelling alone. There are often no systematic medical health assessments for these refugee children on entry in reception countries despite the fact that they are recognised as an at-risk population due to increased burden of physical and mental health conditions. We aimed to perform a systematic review of the literature to describe the health status of refugee children on entering reception countries.

methodsA systematic search of published literature was conducted using the terms refugee, immigrant or migrant, medical or health, and screening.

resultsOf the 3487 potentially relevant papers, 53 population-based studies were included in this review. This systematic review showed that refugee children exhibit high estimated prevalence rates for anaemia (14%), haemoglobinopathies (4%), chronic hepatitis B (3%), latent tuberculosis infection (11%) and vitamin D deficiency (45%) on entry in reception countries. Approximately one-third of refugee children had intestinal infection. Nutritional problems ranged from wasting and stunting to obesity.

conclusionsRefugee children entering reception countries should receive comprehensive health assessments based on the outcomes of this systematic review, national budgets, cost-effectiveness and personal factors of the refugees. The health assessment should be tailored to individual child health needs depending on preflight, flight and postarrival conditions.A paradigm shift that places focus on child health and development will help this vulnerable group of children integrate into their new environments. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: 122561.

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infectious diseasespaediatric practicetropical paediatrics

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