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| Title |
The Prevalence of Torture and Associated Symptoms in United States Iraqi Refugees
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| Published in |
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10903-013-9817-5 |
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| Authors |
Cynthia L. Willard, Mara Rabin, Martha Lawless |
| Abstract |
Iraqi refugees face difficulties resettling in the US, which may be partially due to high rates of torture. This study determines the rates of torture experience, primary and secondary, among Iraqi refugees in the US; and the association to physical and mental health symptoms on arrival. A retrospective review was conducted in 2011 on the post-arrival health screens of Iraqi refugees resettled in Utah in 2008 and 2009. Measures included reports of torture experience as defined by the United Nations; reports of physical and mental health symptoms at the time of screening; and association of torture to the presence of symptoms on arrival. The study included the health screens of 497 (97 %) of eligible Iraqi refugees. Most experienced torture (56 %) before arrival in the US Logistic regression revealed that torture was the most significant predictor of mental illness symptoms. Iraqi refugees in the US have a high prevalence of torture, and torture is associated with the presence of both mental and physical symptoms on the post-arrival health screen. This information is critical to the development of successful resettlement strategies for Iraqi refugees. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 109 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Serbia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 106 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 22 | 20% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 13% |
| Researcher | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 23 | 21% |
| Unknown | 20 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 26 | 24% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 14 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 13% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 7% |
| Unknown | 26 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 April 2013.
All research outputs
#13,583,859
of 23,867,274 outputs
Outputs from Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
#747
of 1,261 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#105,053
of 202,105 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
#13
of 28 outputs
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