The effect of increases in the Syrian refugee population in Turkey on public maternal and child health outcomes

References

• Adalı, T., & Türkyılmaz, A. S. (2020). Demographic data on Syrians in Turkey: What do we know? International Migration, 58(3), 196–219. https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12614
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Akçan, R., Yıldırım, M. Ş., Isak, A., & Tümer, A. R. (2019). The unexpected effect of Syrian civil war in Turkey: Change of forensic postmortem case pattern. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 66, 65–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2019.06.006
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Akik, C., Semaan, A., Shaker-Berbari, L., Jamaluddine, Z., Saad, G. E., Lopes, K., Constantin, J., Ekzayez, A., Singh, N. S., Blanchet, K., DeJong, J., & Ghattas, H. (2020). Responding to health needs of women, children and adolescents within Syria during conflict: Intervention coverage, challenges and adaptations. Conflict and Health, 14(37), 37–19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-020-00263-3
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Altındağ, O., & Kaushai, N. (2020). Do refugees impact voting behavior in the host country? Evidence from Syrian refugee inflows to Turkey. Public Choice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-019-00768-3
   Google Scholar
• Aptekman, M., Rashid, M., Wright, V., & Dunn, S. (2014). Unmet contraceptive needs among refugees. Canadian Family Physician Medecin de Famille Canadien, 60(12), 613–619.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Assi, R., Özger-İlhan, S., & İlhan, M. N. (2019). Health needs and access to health care: The case of Syrian refugees in Turkey. Public Health, 172, 146–152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.05.004
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Benage, M., Greenough, P. G., Vinck, P., Omeira, N., & Pham, P. (2015). An assessment of antenatal care among Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Conflict and Health, 9(8), 8–11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-015-0035-8
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Bosetti, P., Poletti, P., Stella, M., Lepri, B., Merler, S., & De Domenico, M. (2019). Reducing measles risk in Turkey through social integration of Syrian refugees. https://arxiv.org/pdf/1901.04214.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Büyüktiryaki, M., Canpolat, F. E., Alyamaç Dizdar, E., Okur, N., & Kadıoğlu Şimşek, G. (2015). Neonatal outcomes of Syrian refugees delivered in a tertiary hospital in Ankara. Conflict and Health, 9(1), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-015-0066-1
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Chakraborty, R. (2019). Child, not bride: Child marriage among Syrian refugees. https://hir.harvard.edu/child-not-bride-child-marriage-among-syrian-refugees/
   Google Scholar
• Demirci, H., Yildirim Topak, N., Ocakoglu, G., Karakulak Gomleksiz, M., Ustunyurt, E., & Ulku Turker, A. (2017). Birth characteristics of Syrian refugees and Turkish citizens in Turkey in 2015. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 137(1), 63–66. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.12088
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Demirgöz Bal, M. (2014). Muslim women choice for gender of obstetricians and gynecologist in Turkey. International Journal of Human Sciences/Uluslararası İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi, (2), 64–73. https://doi.org/10.14687/ijhs.v11i2.2873
   Google Scholar
• Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (DEMP). (2017). Republic of Turkey prime ministry disaster and emergency management authority. Field survey on demographic view, living conditions and future expectations of Syrians in Turkey. Republic of Turkey Ministry of Interior. https://www.afad.gov.tr/kurumlar/afad.gov.tr/25335/xfiles/17bField_Survey_on_Demographic_View_Living_Conditions_and_Future_Expectations_of_Syrians_in_Turkey_2017_English_1.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Duran, S., & Tepehan-Eraslan, S. (2019). Socio-demographic correlates of child marriages: A study from Turkey . Community Mental Health Journal, 55(7), 1202–1209. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-019-00433-5
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Edirne, T., Can, M., Kolusari, A., Yıldızhan, R., Adali, E., & Akdag, B. (2010). Trends, characteristics, and outcomes of adolescent pregnancy in eastern Turkey. Gynecology & Obstetrics, 110(2), 105–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.03.012
   Google Scholar
• Ekmekci, P. E. (2017). Syrian refugees, health and migration legislation in Turkey. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 19(6), 1434–1441. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-016-0405-3
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• El‐Khatib, Z., Scales, D., Vearey, J., & Forsberg, B. C. (2013). Syrian refugees, between rocky crisis in Syria and hard inaccessibility to healthcare services in Lebanon and Jordan. Conflict and Health, 7(18), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1505-7-18
   Google Scholar
• Erenel, H., Aydogan Mathyk, B., Sal, V., Ayhan, I., Karatas, S., & Koc Bebek, A. (2017). Clinical characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of Syrian refugees: A case–control study in a tertiary care hospital in Istanbul. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 295(1), 45–50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-016-4188-5
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Eryurt, M. A., & Menet, M. G. (2020). Noncommunicable diseases among Syrian refugees in Turkey: An emerging problem for a vulnerable group. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 22(1), 44–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-019-00900-x
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ganchimeg, T., Ota, E., Morisaki, N., Laopaiboon, M., Lumbiganon, P., Zhang, J., Yamdamsuren, B., Temmerman, M., Say, L., Tunçalp, Ö., Vogel, J. P., Souza, J. P., Mori, R., & WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal Newborn Health Research Network. (2014). Pregnancy and childbirth outcomes among adolescent mothers: A World Health Organization multicountry study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 121(1), 40–48. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.12630
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Harris-Short, S. (2003). International human rights law: Imperialist, inept and ineffective? Cultural relativism and the UN Convention on the rights of the child. Human Rights Quarterly, 25(1), 130–181.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Icduygu, A., & Nimer, M. (2020). The politics of return: Exploring the future of Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. Third World Quarterly, 41(3), 415–433. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2019.1675503
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• International Rescue Committee (IRC). (2015). Are we listening? Acting on our commitments to women and girls affected by the Syrian conflict. https://www.rescue.org/sites/default/files/resource-file/IRC_WomenInSyria_Report_WEB.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Jolly, M. C., Sebire, N., Harris, J., Robinson, S., & Regan, L. (2000). Obstetric risks of pregnancy in women less than 18 years old. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 96(6), 962–966. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0029-7844(00)01075-9
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kayaoglu, A. (2019). Labor market activities of Syrian Refugees in Turkey. Working Paper No. 1290. Economic Research Forum. https://erf.org.eg/publications/labor-market-activities-of-syrian-refugees-in-turkey/
   Google Scholar
• Kaynak Malatyalı, M., Kaynak, B. D., & Hasta, D. (2017). A social dominance theory perspective on attitudes toward girl child marriages in Turkey: The legitimizing role of ambivalent sexism. Sex Roles, 77(9–10), 687–696. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-017-0750-2
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Knox, S. E. M. (2017). How they see it: Young women's views on early marriage in a post-conflict setting. Reproductive Health Matters, 25(Suppl 1), 96–106. https://doi.org/10.1080/09688080.2017.1383738
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Mahia, R., de Arce, R., Koç, A. A., & Bölük, G. (2019). The short and long-term impact of Syrian refugees on the Turkish economy: A simulation approach. Journal of Turkish Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/14683849.2019.1691920
   Google Scholar
• Ministry of Labour (MoL). (2018). Social Security Services. Working permits for foreigners. Foreigners automation system and e-permit system (Work Permits Automation System of Foreigners). https://www.ailevecalisma.gov.tr/media/31746/yabanciizin2018.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (2019). Data-Indicators. Doctors. https://data.oecd.org/healthres/doctors.htm
   Google Scholar
• Patricia, M. D., & Franca, M. M. (2016). The refugee crisis: We cannot ignore this for much longer. Health Care for Women International, 37(9), 945–945. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2016.1222803
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Qutranji, L., Silahlı, N. Y., Baris, H. E., & Boran, P. (2020). Refugee women’s well-being, needs and challenges: Implications for health policymakers. Journal of Public Health, fdaa163. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa163
   Google Scholar
• Reese Masterson, A., Usta, J., Gupta, J., & Ettinger, A. (2014). Assessment of reproductive health and violence against women among displaced Syrians in Lebanon. BMC Women's Health, 14(1), 25–28. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-14-25
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sahin, E., Daglı, T. E., Acartürk, C., & Sahin, D. F. (2020). Vulnerabilities of Syrian refugee children in Turkey and actions taken for prevention and management in terms of health and wellbeing. Child Abuse & Neglect, 104628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104628.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Samari, G. (2017). Syrian refugee women's health in Lebanon, Turkey, and Jordan and recommendations for improved practice. World Medical & Health Policy, 9(2), 255–274. https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.231
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Scholl, T. O., Hediger, M. L., Huang, J., Johnson, F. E., Smith, W., & Ances, I. G. (1992). Young maternal age and parity influences on pregnancy outcome. Annals of Epidemiology, 2(5), 565–575. https://doi.org/10.1016/1047-2797(92)90001-7
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Schreck, L. (2000). Turning point: A special report on the refugee reproductive health field. International Family Planning Perspectives, 26(4), 162–166.
   Google Scholar
• Şimşek, D. (2019). Transnational activities of Syrian refugees in Turkey: Hindering or supporting integration. International Migration, 57(2), 268–282. https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12489
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Şimşek, Z., Yentur Doni, N., Gül Hilali, N., & Yildirimkaya, G. (2018). A community-based survey on Syrian refugee women's health and its predictors in Şanliurfa, Turkey. Women & Health, 58(6), 617–631. https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2017.1321609
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sirkeci, İ. (2017). Turkey’s refugees, Syrians and refugees from Turkey: A country of insecurity. Migration Letters, 14(1), 127–144. https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v14i1.321
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tsikouras, P., Dafopoulos, A., Trypsianis, G., Vrachnis, N., Bouchlariotou, S., & Liatsikos, S. A. (2012). Pregnancies and their obstetric outcome in two selected age groups of teenage women in Greece. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 25(9), 1606–1611.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tumen, S. (2016). The economic impact of Syrian refugees on host countries: Quasi-experimental evidence from Turkey. American Economic Review, 106(5), 456–460. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.p20161065
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Turkay, U., Aydın, Ü., Çalışkan, E., Salıcı, M., Terzi, H., & Astepe, B. (2020). Comparsion of the pregnancy results between adolescent Syrian refugees and local adolescent Turkish citizens who gave birth in our clinic. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 33(8), 1–1358. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2018.1519016
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Turkay, Ü., Aydın, Ü., Salıcı, M., Çalışkan, E., Terzi, H., Astepe, B. S., & Varlıklı, O. (2020). Comparison of pregnant Turkish women and Syrian refugees: Does living as a refugee have an unfavorable effect on pregnancy outcomes? International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics: The Official Organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 149(2), 160–165. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13117
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). (2006). Family structure survey [in Turkish: Aile yapısı araştırması 2006]. https://ailevecalisma.gov.tr/uploads/athgm/uploads/pages/arastirmalar/aileyapisi-2006.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). (2016). Family structure survey [in Turkish: Aile yapısı araştırması 2016]. http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/Start.do
   Google Scholar
• Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). (2020). Statistics by theme-health and social protection. http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/Start.do
   Google Scholar
• United Nations (UN). (2018). High commissioner for refugees: Figures at a glance. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. https://www.unhcr.org/fgures-at-a-glance.html
   Google Scholar
• United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). (2005). United Nations Children’s Fund. Early marriage: A harmful traditional practice, statistical exploration. https://www.unicef.org/publications/files/Early_Marriage_12.lo.pdf
   Google Scholar
• UN-Women. (2013). Inter-agency asessment of gender-based violence and child protection among Syrian refugees in Jordan, with a focus on early marriage. https://www.refworld.org/docid/52cfa5d14.html
   Google Scholar
• Westland, J. C. (2015). LISREL and its progeny. In Structural equation models. Studies in systems, decision and control (Vol. 22). Springer.
   Google Scholar
• World Health Organization (WHO). (2018). Report on the health of refugees and migrants in the WHO European Region. No PUBLIC HEALTH without REFUGEE and MIGRANT HEALTH. http://www.euro.who.int/pubrequest
   Google Scholar
• Yaman, M. (2020). Child marriage: A survival strategy for Syrian refugee families in Turkey? In L. Williams, E. Coşkun, & S. Kaşka (Eds.), Women, migration and asylum in Turkey. Migration, diasporas and citizenship. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28887-7_10
   Google Scholar
• Yıldırım, C. A., Komsuoğlu, A., & Özekmekçi, İ. (2019). The transformation of the primary health care system for Syrian refugees in Turkey. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 28(1), 75–96. https://doi.org/10.1177/0117196819832721
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yüksel-Kaptanoğlu, İ., & Ergöçmen, B. A. (2014). Early mariage: Trends in Turkey, 1978-2008. Journal of Family Issues, 35(12), 1707–1724. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X14538025
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zaatari, Z. (2014). Unpacking gender: The humanitarian response to the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan, ed. Diana Quick. Women’s Refugee Commission.
   Google Scholar