ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2020
Nutritional Status of Syrian Refugees in Early Adolescence Living in Turkey.
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- Obesity in Refugees post-resettlement in a high-income country: a meta-analysis.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Pooled it
- The hidden crisis: double burden of malnutrition among refugee children in South Asia - a systematic review and meta-analysis from observational studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Psychosocial Burden in Parents of Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Nutritional and health status of adult Syrian refugees in the early years of asylum in Germany: a cross-sectional pilot study.BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
This study evaluated the nutritional status of Syrian refugees in the early adolescent period living in different vulnerable settings. Nutritional assessment of Syrian refugee adolescents is often neglected but essential for a healthy physical, pubertal and mental development. Growth parameters of Syrian refugee adolescents going to a public school in an urban area and in a temporary protection center (TPC) were recorded along with the Turkish adolescents. Stunting percentages were similar between the groups (p = 0.811). While the proportion of children with a BMI over 85th percentile were significantly higher among Syrian adolescents living in TPC, Turkish children have the highest percentage of underweight (p = 0.01). Both food insecurity and unhealthy weight gain continue to be major concerns for refugee adolescents after their resettlement to a host country. The findings suggest that nutritional assessment and intervention at early adolescence is critical for Syrian refugees depending on their living conditions.
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