ReviewJournal of human hypertension2021
Epidemiology and management of hypertension among refugees in the Middle East: a review of the literature.
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- "I left my country and the people I love. It gave me hypertension": a qualitative study of social support and hypertension management in refugees.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Blood Pressure Control Among Refugees Resettled in the United States.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2025Article
- Providers' Perspective on the Feasibility of Digital Self-Management of Blood Pressure in Refugees: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Intersecting Structural Barriers and Hypertension Management Among Middle East and North Africa Refugees Resettled in the United States: A Qualitative Study.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2025Article
- A nationwide comparative analysis of the prevalance and determinants of non-communicable diseases risk factors between Jordanian and displaced Syrian populations.BMC public health · 2025Observational
- Hypertension in Syrian refugees: prevalence, awareness, and access to care in Denmark and Lebanon.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Assessment of Medical Care Strategies for Primary Hypertension in Iraqi Adults: A Hospital-Based Problem-Oriented Plan.Patient preference and adherence · 2025Article
- The "pressure" of being an adolescent in the West Bank, Palestine: prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Deliveries in Lebanon, the Country with the Highest Refugee Density in the World: A Descriptive Review.Maternal and child health journal · 2024Review
- Challenges of managing hypertension in Pakistan - a review.Clinical hypertension · 2023Review
- Impact of United States refugee ban and discrimination on the mental health of hypertensive Arabic-speaking refugees.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- A Message to the Hypertension Community Regarding the Ukraine Crisis.Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2022Article
- Spotlight on hypertension in the Middle-East.Journal of human hypertension · 2022Article
- Integrating refugees into national health systems amid political and economic constraints in the EMR: Approaches from Lebanon and Jordan.Journal of global health · 2022Article
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Abstract
This review aims to explore the burden of hypertension among refugees in the Middle East by reporting its prevalence, risk factors and access to care. A comprehensive literature search was performed using Web of Science, Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed, SCOPUS, CINHAL+, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on articles spanning from 1948 until 2020. Most studies were cross-sectional in design. After applying eligibility criteria 17 articles and 4 reports were included. Findings showed that hypertension represents a major burden among refugees. Hypertension risk factors present among the refugee population included increased salt intake, physical inactivity, and smoking. The majority of hypertensive refugees sought care for their condition at the public health care services. Barriers to seeking care included high cost of healthcare, accessibility to provided services, and lack of knowledge for the need to seek care. Non-adherence to medication among refugees was primarily linked to cost and lack of symptoms. This review highlights the need for further studies to shed light on the importance of targeting hypertension among refugees, to lower morbidity and mortality, in addition to providing adequate healthcare services to this population.
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