Profiles of Refugee and Non‐Refugee Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza

Al-Qudsi, Sulayman S.

doi:10.1111/1468-2435.00121

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“…This is the case for Afghan women in refugee camps in Pakistan (Yusuf, 1990), Palestinian refugees living in Gaza and the West Bank (Al-Qudsi, 2000), and Indochinese refugees resettled in the United States (Weeks et al, 1989). In these cases, high fertility is associated with low reproductive health: Sachs (1997) argues that dislocation, inadequate shelter, minimal food rations, poor sanitation and physical danger typical of refugee life make safe motherhood almost impossible.…”

Section: Forced Migration Fertility and Child Survivalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Child Survival and Fertility of Refugees in Rwanda

Verwimp¹,

Bavel

2005

Eur J Population

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In the 1960s and 1990s, internal strife in Rwanda has caused a mass flow of refugees into neighbouring countries. This article explores the cumulated fertility of Rwandan refugee women and the survival of their children. To this end, we use a national survey conducted between 1999 and 2001 and covering 6,420 former refugee and non-refugee households. The findings support old-age security theories of reproductive behaviour: refugee women had higher fertility but their children had lower survival chances. Newborn girls suffered more than boys, suggesting that the usual sex differential in child survival observed in most populations changes under extreme living conditions. Philip Verwimp et Jan van Bavel, 2005, Survie des enfants et fe´condite´chez les re´fugie´s du Rwanda. Revue Europe´enne de De´mographie, 21: 271-290.Re´sume´. Dans les anne´es 1960 et 1990, les conflits internes au Rwanda ont provoque´un afflux de re´fugie´s dans les pays voisins. Cet article e´tudie la fe´condite´cumule´e des re´fugie´es ruandaises et la survie de leurs enfants. Il repose sur l'analyse de donne´es issues d'une enqueˆte nationale mene´e entre 1999 et 2001 et portant sur 6 420 me´nages d'anciens re´fugie´s ou de nonre´fugie´s. Les re´sultats confirment les the´ories qui mettent en relation comportement reproductif et se´curite´pour les vieux jours: les re´fugie´es ont eu une fe´condite´plus e´leve´e mais leurs enfants une survie plus faible. Les nouveau-ne´s filles ont davantage souffert que les garc¸ons, sugge´rant que les diffe´rences habituelles de mortalite´selon le sexe, observe´es chez les tre`s jeunes enfants dans la plupart des populations, peuvent eˆtre modifie´es dans des conditions de vie extreˆmes.

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Section: Forced Migration Fertility and Child Survivalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Child Survival and Fertility of Refugees in Rwanda

Verwimp¹,

Bavel

2005

Eur J Population

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“…The last group is a residual category and includes persons with various nationalities, including Iraqis, Egyptians, Syrians, or Jordanians, but it might also include Palestinians (some of whom are Jordanians of Palestinian origin) who are neither 1948 refugees nor displaced by the 1967 war. While there are other choices for identifying refugees, the criterion used here is probably the most defensible and allows for comparisons with previous studies of refugees (or ethnic groups) both in Jordan and elsewhere (Al-Qudsi, 2000). An obvious alternative is to use UNRWA registration.…”

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Migration and the Reproduction of Poverty: The Refugee Camps in Jordan

Khawaja

2003

International Migration

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This study examines the link between poverty and migration into and out of camps, using 1999 household survey data on the refugee camp populations in Jordan and a binomial logistic regression. The findings show a clear clustering of poverty in the camps, where about one-third of households are poor. Results from several nested regression models show that in-migration is not the cause of persistent poverty in the camps. On the other hand, human capital variables, especially education, economic activity, and "social inheritance", as well as demographic factors such as household headship and dependency rate have significant effects on poverty incidence. Some theoretical and policy implications of the findings are discussed.

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“…Palestinian refugees face a multitude of health challenges deriving from factors associated with their living conditions, including overcrowded housing, inadequate or non-existent public infrastructure, and a deeply under-resourced social infrastructure. 2 , 7 Globally, infectious diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries, accounting for 43% of the total global disease burden, with acute respiratory infections and diarrheal illnesses being the most common manifestations in children. In the West Bank, the primary causes of death in infants less than one year old are infectious diseases, specifically both acute respiratory infections and diarrheal disease.…”

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Access to Safe Water and Personal Hygiene Practices in the Kulandia Refugee Camp (Jerusalem)

Issa

McHenry

Issa

et al. 2015

Infectious Disease Reports

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Diarrheal illness, frequently associated with fecal-oral transmission, is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. It is commonly preventable through the implementation of safe water practices. This experiment concerns how to best implement safe water practices in a quasi-permanent refugee camp setting with limited ability for structural changes. Specifically, we explore how health promotion activities that help identify target groups for hygiene interventions can play a role in disease prevention. An anonymous survey was conducted at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency Health Clinic in the Kulandia refugee camp to assess the safe water and personal hygiene practices. Demographic and social characteristics, accessible water and personal hygiene characteristics, and gastrointestinal (GI) burden for individuals and their households were assessed. A total of 96 individuals were enrolled; 62 females and 34 males. Approximately 58% of the sample had soap available and washed hands before and after eating and when preparing food. Piped water was the main source of drinking water (62%), while 31% of our sample utilized tanker-trucks. 93% of participants had access to toilet facilities, with 86% of these facilities being private households. 55% practice extra water hygiene measures on their household drinking water source. 51.3% considered vendor cleanliness when they were buying food. 51% had received formal health education. 68.8% had been taught by their parents, but only 55.2% were teaching their children and 15.6% had consistent access to a health professional for hygiene inquiries. Individual variables and hygiene practices associated with lower rates of diarrheal illnesses included having water piped into the home, proper hand washing, adequate soap availability, proper consideration of vendor cleanliness, higher income, levels of education, health hygiene education, and having access to healthcare professions to discuss hygiene related matters. This is the first study to assess the water and personal hygiene practices at the Kulandia refugee ramp. This study demonstrates that hygiene education and better practices are closely associated with the rate at which individuals and households suffer from diarrheal illnesses within the Kulandia refugee camp. There are significant hygiene deficits in the camp, which likely result from a lack of formal hygiene education and a lack of awareness concerning the connection between diarrheal illness and hygiene. With respect to practices, our results elucidate several areas where basic, communal programming – including lessons on appropriate hand washing and food preparation – will likely improve hygiene practices and decrease overall GI burden.

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Profiles of Refugee and Non‐Refugee Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza

Cited by 12 publications

References 7 publications

Child Survival and Fertility of Refugees in Rwanda

Child Survival and Fertility of Refugees in Rwanda

Migration and the Reproduction of Poverty: The Refugee Camps in Jordan

Access to Safe Water and Personal Hygiene Practices in the Kulandia Refugee Camp (Jerusalem)

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