A Rapid Assessment of Health Literacy and Health Status of Rohingya Refugees Living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Following the August 2017 Exodus from Myanmar: A Cross-Sectional Study

A Rapid Assessment of Health Literacy and Health Status of Rohingya Refugees Living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Following the August 2017 Exodus from Myanmar: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: A survey was conducted among Rohingya refugees to assess their overall health literacy and health status. Methods: A questionnaire was developed to conduct face to face interviews among Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh in November–December 2017. Families were selected using c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Tropical medicine and infectious disease 2020-07, Vol.5 (3), p.110
Hauptverfasser: Rahman, Md Ridwanur, Faiz, Mohammad Abul, Nu, Ma Yin, Hassan, Md Rafiqul, Chakrabarty, Ashish Kumar, Kabir, Iqbal, Islam, Khaleda, Jafarullah, Abul Kashem Mohammad, Alakabawy, Mariam, Khatami, Ameneh, Rashid, Harunor
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Sprache:eng
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Bangladesh
health literacy
health status
Myanmar
Rakhine
refugee
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Zusammenfassung:Background: A survey was conducted among Rohingya refugees to assess their overall health literacy and health status. Methods: A questionnaire was developed to conduct face to face interviews among Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh in November–December 2017. Families were selected using convenience sampling from four large refugee camps. Results: Primary respondents aged 10–90 (median 32) years, 56% male, representing 1634 families were interviewed and provided data of themselves and 6268 additional family members, 4163 (66.4%) of whom were children aged
ISSN:2414-6366
2414-6366
DOI:10.3390/tropicalmed5030110