Mapping Climate-Related Hazards along Migration Routes: A Mixed Methods Study of Hypertensive Syrian and Iraqi Refugees Resettled in San Diego, California.
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| Title: | Mapping Climate-Related Hazards along Migration Routes: A Mixed Methods Study of Hypertensive Syrian and Iraqi Refugees Resettled in San Diego, California. |
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| Authors: | Albahsahli, Behnan1, Dimitrova, Anna2, Kadri, Nadine3, Benmarhnia, Tarik2, Al-Rousan, Tala1 talrousan@health.ucsd.edu |
| Source: | Environmental Health Perspectives. Sep2024, Vol. 132 Issue 9, p097701-1-097701-3. 3p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Communicable diseases, *Climatology, *Environmental exposure, *Weather, *Natural disasters, Emigration & immigration, Self-evaluation, Research funding, Refugee camps, Violence, Mental health, Psychological distress, Hypertension, Interviewing, Psychology of refugees, War, Syrians, Thematic analysis, Heat, Iraqis, Research methodology, Data analysis software, Refugees, Disease risk factors |
| Geographic Terms: | Syria, Iraq, California |
| Abstract: | The article presents a study which demonstrated how some of the gaps in the literature can be addressed through a mixed-method approach applied to a sample of Syrian and Iraqi war refugees residing in San Diego, California. Topics include sociodemographic characteristics and migratory information of interviewed refugees living in San Diego, harsh weather conditions experienced by some of the surveyed participants, and health risks faced by refugees. |
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| Abstract: | The article presents a study which demonstrated how some of the gaps in the literature can be addressed through a mixed-method approach applied to a sample of Syrian and Iraqi war refugees residing in San Diego, California. Topics include sociodemographic characteristics and migratory information of interviewed refugees living in San Diego, harsh weather conditions experienced by some of the surveyed participants, and health risks faced by refugees. |
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| ISSN: | 00916765 |
| DOI: | 10.1289/EHP14632 |
