Researchers from Bielefeld University Publish Research in COVID-19 (Serving the Vulnerable Towards Universal Health Coverage in Iran: Afghan Refugees’ Health and Social Wellbeing in the Capital City of Tehran): Coronavirus – COVID-19

2023 JAN 17 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx COVID-19 Daily -- Researchers detail new data in COVID-19. According to news reporting originating from Bielefeld, Germany, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Afghans are the main refugee population in Iran. Gaining insight into the precise needs of this population, their health, and wellbeing are crucial for appropriate planning and consequential interventions to improve their life experience.”

Our news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Bielefeld University: “A total of 20 legal Afghan refugees residing in Tehran were studied using a successfully tested questionnaire in several dimensions of physical health (including the effects of COVID-19), mental health, and socio-cultural aspects. Collected data were managed and analyzed by SPSS software, v. 25. Then, descriptive statistics and the mean response rate to the questionnaire were reported. The localized questionnaire was successfully tested. Employment and educational opportunities, physical access to healthcare, quality of healthcare services, and social networks and support were among the positive aspects of refugees. However, weak economic status, insufficient financial resources, and inefficient healthcare insurance were the major challenges of the refugees.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “We emphasize that health and living conditions-related studies on refugees should be given more weight, especially during the difficult circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Conducting comprehensive studies on refugees and assessing the health and living conditions of these populations by addressing social determinants of health is recommended.”

For more information on this research see: Serving the Vulnerable Towards Universal Health Coverage in Iran: Afghan Refugees’ Health and Social Wellbeing in the Capital City of Tehran. lwm bhdashty ayran, 2022,10(4):73-78. (lwm bhdashty ayran - http://jhs.mazums.ac.ir/index.php?&slct_pg_id=10&sid=1&slc_lang=en). The publisher for lwm bhdashty ayran is Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences.

Our news editors report that more information may be obtained by contacting Parisa Rahimitabar, FluGe Research Project, School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany. Additional authors for this research include Alexander Kraemer, Amirhossein Takian.

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