SynthesisBMJ global health2020
Delivering non-communicable disease interventions to women and children in conflict settings: a systematic review.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Delivering nutrition interventions to women and children in conflict settings: a systematic review.BMJ global health · 2021Pooled it
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- Public health interventions for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in humanitarian emergencies: an overview of systematic reviews.BMC public health · 2026Review
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- Child public health interventions for conflict-affected populations: A systematic review.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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- Temporal trends in lower extremity amputation in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: analysis of the GBD dataset 1990-2019.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- A Scoping Review of Non-Communicable Diseases among the Workforce as a Threat to Global Peace and Security in Low-Middle Income Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Living with and managing type 1 diabetes in humanitarian settings: A qualitative synthesis of lived experience and stakeholder tacit knowledge.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases and Access to Healthcare Among Internally Displaced People During the Armed Conflict, Northern State (Sudan).Risk management and healthcare policy · 2024Article
- Changing landscape of paediatric refugee health in South Western Sydney, Australia: a retrospective observational study.BMJ open · 2023Observational
- Health Care Organization in Poland in Light of the Refugee Crisis Related to the Military Conflict in Ukraine.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Strengthening the primary care workforce to deliver high-quality care for non-communicable diseases in refugee settings: lessons learnt from a UNHCR partnership.BMJ global health · 2022Article
- Estimating treatment costs for uncomplicated diabetes at a hospital serving refugees in Kenya.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide. In the context of conflict settings, population displacement, disrupted treatment, infrastructure damage and other factors impose serious NCD intervention delivery challenges, but relatively little attention has been paid to addressing these challenges. Here we synthesise the available indexed and grey literature reporting on the delivery of NCD interventions to conflict-affected women and children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
methodsA systematic search in MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases for indexed articles published between 1 January 1990 and 31 March 2018 was conducted, and publications reporting on NCD intervention delivery to conflict-affected women or children in LMICs were included. A grey literature search of 10 major humanitarian organisation websites for publications dated between 1 January 2013 and 30 November 2018 was also conducted. We extracted and synthesised information on intervention delivery characteristics and delivery barriers and facilitators.
resultsOf 27 included publications, most reported on observational research studies, half reported on studies in the Middle East and North Africa region and 80% reported on interventions targeted to refugees. Screening and medication for cardiovascular disease and diabetes were the most commonly reported interventions, with most publications reporting facility-based delivery and very few reporting outreach or community approaches. Doctors were the most frequently reported delivery personnel. No publications reported on intervention coverage or on the effectiveness of interventions among women or children. Limited population access and logistical constraints were key delivery barriers reported, while innovative technology use, training of workforce and multidisciplinary care were reported to have facilitated NCD intervention delivery.
conclusionLarge and persistent gaps in information and evidence make it difficult to recommend effective strategies for improving the reach of quality NCD care among conflict-affected women and children. More rigorous research and reporting on effective strategies for delivering NCD care in conflict contexts is urgently needed. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42019125221.
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