1. Jasmin Haj-Younes, MD, PhD Candidate
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University of Bergen
Access to healthcare and unmet health needs among Syrian asylum seekers in transit and at arrival in Norway
MERH 2018
Jasmin Haj-Younes, MD, PhD Candidate
University of Bergen
Norway

2. University of Bergen
Background
Autumn 2015 – 3x increase in refugees and asylum seekers in Norway
The system was adjusted and built up, but was it enough?
Fragmented knowlegde on access to care and utilization of health services.

3. University of Bergen
Aim
To investigate healthcare access and unmet health needs among adult Syrian asylum seekers at two different phases of their migration.

4. Methods – flowchart study design
University of Bergen
Methods – flowchart study design
Current response rates:
Lebanon: 89%
Norway: 75%

5. Demographics Lebanon %/mean Norway Gender (female) 49 27 Age 33.9 31.1
Education in years
8.3
11.2
Number of children
3.9
2.8
Other 1
Marital status
Single 23 50
Married 77
Widowed 2
Mother tongue
Arabic 96 75
Kurmanji 4 24

10. University of Bergen
Main message
‘Poor’ access to healthcare and unmet healthneeds are prevalent among Syrian asylum seekers and refugees
Both in Lebanon and upon arrival in Norway.

11. University of Bergen