Symbolic annihilation of Syrian refugees by Turkish news media during the COVID-19 pandemic

Yücel, Alev

doi:10.1186/s12939-021-01472-9

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“…1 The virus, which was declared by the WHO as a pandemic on March 11, 2020, was born as a deadly disease that has a comprehensive impact on the entire world community today. 2 In line with the previous view, in addition to physical health problems, Covid-19 also has an impact on mental health problems through the emergence of various kinds of stigma or what is known as the Covid stigma. 3 The Covid stigma is a negative view that attaches to individuals due to the influence of a messy social environment due to the Covid-19 outbreak.…”

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Covid-19 stigmatization: A systematic literature review

Kartono

Salahudin

Sihidi

2022

Journal of Public Health Research

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Covid-19 has severe implications for the emergence of negative stigmatization of specific individuals and community groups. Due to labeling and discrimination, mental attacks cause psychological distress so seriously that it requires proper handling. Therefore, this study aims to conduct a systematic literature review on articles on COVID-19 stigmatization. This paper used descriptive analysis that 248 articles are from the Scopus database obtained by keyword Covid-19 stigmatization in the 2020–2021 time span were then processed and visualized using the Vosviewer software. The results reveal the three most dominant concepts studied: anxiety, isolation, and knowledge. The Covid-19 stigma arises due to low public knowledge, widespread Covid-19 disinformation, and lack of trust in the government. This research contributes to a description of the root causes and adverse effects of stigmatization during Covid-19 to help formulate recommendations for preventive and treatment actions that can be taken. Meanwhile, the limitation of this research is that the articles reviewed are only sourced from Scopus, so they do not have comparative data. Therefore, future studies require using a comparative analysis approach that uses a Web of Science (WoS) database.

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Covid-19 stigmatization: A systematic literature review

Kartono

Salahudin

Sihidi

2022

Journal of Public Health Research

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“…The outbreak of COVID-19 further exacerbated the challenges Syrian refugees faced accessing healthcare in Turkey. Stereotypical representations of Syrian refugees during the pandemic by the local media ignored their specific health challenges [ 73 ], some of which included: loss of income as a result of stay-home directives leading to financial constraints and reducing their capabilities to access medical facilities [ 74 ]; the difficulties refugees had observing social distancing due to overcrowded and unsanitary urban refugee housing [ 75 ]; and the fear of losing their jobs and only source of income meant that many refugees would not report COVID-19 symptoms, thereby increasing the spread within their communities [ 76 ].…”

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Efficiency Analysis of Syrian Refugees’ Healthcare Services in Turkey and Other 3RP States

Achiri

Ibrahim

2022

IJERPH

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Access to healthcare for refugees is often contextually and conceptually diverse. This study set out to evaluate the efficiency of the healthcare services provided for Syrian refugees in Turkey and other refugee response and resilience plan (3RP) states. Data envelopment analysis is utilized for efficiency analysis using primary healthcare system indicators. Efficiency is broken down into pure technical efficiency and scale efficiency to identify causes of inefficiency. Normative analysis is used to employ a teleological approach to better understand current refugee healthcare policies. The findings show a decline in the overall efficiency for Turkey and other 3RP states. However, Turkey’s operational practices could be a model for other 3RP states due to its relatively high pure technical efficiency. Scale inefficiency negatively impacts the overall efficiency of Turkey’s service, while other 3RP states exhibit a rather consistent performance. The study concludes that Turkey’s healthcare system for refugees is inefficient, resulting in inadequate access for Syrian refugees. As such, operational and scale efficiency must be synergized for Turkey to fulfill its obligation to provide adequate healthcare for Syrian refugees. Additionally, COVID-19 was found to have exacerbated the challenges Syrian refugees face accessing healthcare. Policy recommendations have been made in line with the findings of the study.

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“…A study conducted by Fouad et al among Syrian refugees in Lebanon showed that refugees have little knowledge of COVID-19 ( 33 ). Yücel also stated in his research that during the COVID-19 pandemic, Syrian refugees in Turkey are ignored by the media and this issue further aggravates inequalities ( 44 ). In fact, Afghan women were deprived of access to information due to insufficient literacy to study and lack of information resources such as television, etc., and this deprivation made them very vulnerable in the face of COVID-19 because it deprived them of sufficient knowledge and awareness so that in many cases the participants had incomplete and little information about COVID-19 and how to prevent and treat it.…”

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Exploring the Challenges of Afghan Refugee Women Facing COVID-19: A Qualitative Study in Iran

Lebni

Enayat

Irandoost

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Front. Public Health

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ObjectiveAfghan refugee women in Iran confront many problems in dealing with COVID-19 due to their fragile conditions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the challenges of Afghan refugee women in the face of COVID-19 in Iran with a qualitative approach.MethodsThe present study was conducted with a qualitative approach among Afghan refugee women in Iran. Data were collected through semi-structured face-to-face and telephone interviews and were saturated with 30 women. Both targeted and snowball sampling were used. Data were analyzed using conventional qualitative content analysis and Graneheim and Lundman method. Guba and Lincoln criteria were observed to evaluate the quality of research results.Results143 primary codes, 12 subcategories and five main categories were obtained from data analysis. The main categories include little knowledge and information (limited access to information resources, incomplete knowledge about COVID-19), family challenges (intensified experience of violence and conflict in the family, problems related to childbirth and pregnancy), socio-economic challenges (exacerbation of economic problems, high-risk living conditions, social isolation, limited support of social and health organizations), health issues (problems related to treatment, injustice in providing services and facilities) and problems after the death of a COVID-19 patient (burial challenges for immigrants; lack of funeral rites).ConclusionAfghan refugee women in Iran are very vulnerable facing COVID-19 due to their fragile conditions. Social and health institutions and organizations need to provide more support to these women so that they can protect their health and that of their families against COVID-19 and the damage caused by it.

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Symbolic annihilation of Syrian refugees by Turkish news media during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 22 publications

References 42 publications

Covid-19 stigmatization: A systematic literature review

Covid-19 stigmatization: A systematic literature review

Efficiency Analysis of Syrian Refugees’ Healthcare Services in Turkey and Other 3RP States

Exploring the Challenges of Afghan Refugee Women Facing COVID-19: A Qualitative Study in Iran

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