Search Results - "Bozorgmehr Kayvan"

Effect of Restricting Access to Health Care on Health Expenditures among Asylum-Seekers and Refugees: A Quasi-Experimental Study in Germany, 1994-2013 by Bozorgmehr, Kayvan, Razum, Oliver

“…Access to health care for asylum-seekers and refugees (AS&R) in Germany is initially restricted before regular access is granted, allegedly leading to delayed…”
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Rethinking the 'global' in global health: a dialectic approach by Bozorgmehr, Kayvan

“…Current definitions of 'global health' lack specificity about the term 'global'. This debate presents and discusses existing definitions of 'global health' and…”
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Translating restrictive law into practice: An ethnographic exploration of the systemic processing of legally restricted health care access for asylum seekers in Germany by Ziegler, Sandra, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan

“…Access to health services for asylum seekers is legally restricted in Germany. The law is subject to interpretation, therefore the chance of receiving care is…”
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Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 incidence and deaths: cross-national natural experiment in 32 European countries by Costa, Diogo, Rohleder, Sven, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan

“…Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have been the cornerstone of COVID-19 pandemic control, but evidence on their effectiveness varies according to the…”
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Overcoming denominator problems in refugee settings with fragmented electronic records for health and immigration data: a prediction-based approach by Erdmann, Stella, Jahn, Rosa, Rohleder, Sven, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan

“…Epidemiological studies in refugee settings are often challenged by the denominator problem, i.e. lack of population at risk data. We develop an empirical…”
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Mandatory, voluntary, repetitive, or one-off post-migration follow-up for tuberculosis prevention and control: A systematic review by Wahedi, Katharina, Zenner, Dominik, Flores, Sergio, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan

“…Post-migration follow-up of migrants identified to be at-risk of developing tuberculosis during the initial screening is effective, but programmes vary across…”
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Cost-effectiveness of targeted screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis among asylum-seekers: A modelling study with screening data from a German federal state (2002-2015) by Wahedi, Katharina, Biddle, Louise, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan

“…Screening asylum-seekers for active pulmonary tuberculosis is common practice among many European countries with low incidence of tuberculosis. The reported…”
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The patient journey of newly arrived asylum seekers and responsiveness of care: A qualitative study in Germany by Biddle, Louise, Ziegler, Sandra, Baron, Jenny, Flory, Lea, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan

“…Background Research on health and healthcare for asylum seekers and refugees (ASR) has focused strongly on accessibility and legal entitlements, with quality…”
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Between Care and Coercion: Asylum Seekers' Experiences With COVID-19 Containment and Mitigation Measures in German Reception Centres by Rast, Eilin, Perplies, Clara, Biddle, Louise, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan

“…COVID-19 containment and mitigation measures have been criticised for amplifying pre-existing individual and structural vulnerabilities among asylum seekers…”
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Differences in realized access to healthcare among newly arrived refugees in Germany: results from a natural quasi-experiment by Wenner, Judith, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan, Duwendag, Stella, Rolke, Kristin, Razum, Oliver

“…Germany has a statutory health insurance (SHI) that covers nearly the entire population and most of the health services provided. Newly arrived refugees whose…”
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Intimate partner violence during COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analysis according to methodological choices by Costa, Diogo, Scharpf, Florian, Weiss, Alexa, Ayanian, Arin H, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan

“…Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is the most common form of interpersonal violence and a major public health problem. The COVID-19 pandemic might have…”
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"I don´t put people into boxes, but…" A free-listing exercise exploring social categorisation of asylum seekers by professionals in two German reception centres by Ziegler, Sandra, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan

“…Newly arriving asylum seekers in Germany mostly live in large reception centres, depending on professionals in most aspects of their daily lives. The legal…”
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Inequalities in access to healthcare by local policy model among newly arrived refugees: evidence from population-based studies in two German states by Wenner, Judith, Biddle, Louise, Gottlieb, Nora, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan

“…Access to healthcare is restricted for newly arriving asylum seekers and refugees (ASR) in many receiving countries, which may lead to inequalities in health…”
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SARS-Cov-2 prevalence, transmission, health-related outcomes and control strategies in homeless shelters: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohsenpour, Amir, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan, Rohleder, Sven, Stratil, Jan, Costa, Diogo

“…People experiencing homelessness (PEH) may be at risk for COVID19. We synthesised evidence on SARS-Cov-2 infection, transmission, outcomes of disease, effects…”
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Health condition of Afghan refugees residing in Iran in comparison to Germany: a systematic review of empirical studies by Rahimitabar, Parisa, Kraemer, Alexander, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan, Ebrahimi, Fatemeh, Takian, Amirhossein

“…The re-emerging dominance of the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2021 caused a new wave of Afghan refugees heading Iran and neighboring countries. Iran in the Middle…”
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Yield of tuberculosis screening in asylum-seekers by country of origin: analysis of screening data in a German federal state (2002-2015) by Bozorgmehr, Kayvan, Joggerst, Brigitte, Wagner, Ulrich, Stock, Christian

“…Upon-entry screening for tuberculosis (TB) in immigrants plays a major role in national TB programmes of many low TB incidence countries [1]. The majority of…”
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Clinical outcomes and risk factors for COVID-19 among migrant populations in high-income countries: A systematic review by Hayward, Sally E, Deal, Anna, Cheng, Cherie, Crawshaw, Alison, Orcutt, Miriam, Vandrevala, Tushna F, Norredam, Marie, Carballo, Manuel, Ciftci, Yusuf, Requena-Méndez, Ana, Greenaway, Christina, Carter, Jessica, Knights, Felicity, Mehrotra, Anushka, Seedat, Farah, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan, Veizis, Apostolos, Campos-Matos, Ines, Wurie, Fatima, McKee, Martin, Kumar, Bernadette, Hargreaves, Sally

“…Migrants in high-income countries may be at increased risk of COVID-19 due to their health and social circumstances, yet the extent to which they are affected…”
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Psychosocial health of asylum seeking women living in state-provided accommodation in Germany during pregnancy and early motherhood: A case study exploring the role of social determinants of health by Gewalt, Sandra Claudia, Berger, Sarah, Ziegler, Sandra, Szecsenyi, Joachim, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan

“…Pregnant women and new mothers seeking asylum are subject to major challenges that may affect their health and increase their vulnerability. The study aim was…”
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Ensuring cross-cultural data comparability by means of anchoring vignettes in heterogeneous refugee samples by Menold, Natalja, Biddle, Louise, von Hermanni, Hagen, Kadel, Jasmin, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan

“…Background Configural, metric, and scalar measurement invariance have been indicators of bias-free statistical cross-group comparisons, although they are…”
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"If you can, change this system" -Pregnant asylum seekers' perceptions on social determinants and material circumstances affecting their health whilst living in state-provided accommodation in Germany - a prospective, qualitative case study by Gewalt, Sandra Claudia, Berger, Sarah, Szecsenyi, Joachim, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan

“…Pregnant women and new mothers seeking asylum are highly vulnerable and have special needs, yet there is dearth of research related to this group in Germany…”
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