Health Care Workers in the setting of the "Arab Spring": a scoping review for the Lancet-AUB Commission on Syria

被引:21
作者
Bou-Karroum, Lama [1 ,2 ]
Daou, Karim N. [3 ]
Nomier, Mohamed [3 ]
El Arnaout, Nour [2 ]
Fouad, Fouad M. [2 ,4 ]
El-Jardali, Fadi [1 ,2 ,5 ]
Akl, Elie A. [1 ,5 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Amer Univ Beirut, Ctr Systemat Reviews Hlth Policy & Syst Res SPk, Beirut, Lebanon
[2] Amer Univ Beirut, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Hlth Management & Policy, Beirut, Lebanon
[3] Amer Univ Beirut, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Epidemiol & Populat Hlth, Beirut, Lebanon
[4] Amer Univ Beirut, Global Hlth Inst, Refugee Hlth Program, Beirut, Lebanon
[5] McMaster Univ, Dept Clin Epidemiol & Biostat, Hamilton, ON, Canada
[6] Amer Univ Beirut, Fac Med, Dept Internal Med, Beirut, Lebanon
关键词
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY; BEIRUT COMMISSION; BAHRAIN CONTINUES; DOCTORS; FACILITIES; PHYSICIANS; CONFLICT; PROFESSIONALS; HOSPITALS; VIOLENCE;
D O I
10.7189/jogh.09.010402
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background "Health Care Workers in Conflict. Areas" emerged as one of the priority themes for a Lancet Commission addressing health in conflict. The objective of our study was to conduct a scoping review on health workers in the setting of the Syrian conflict, addressing four topics of interest: violence against health care workers, education, practicing in conflict setting, and migration. Methods Considering the likelihood of scarcity of data, we broadened the scope of the scoping review to include indirect evidence on health care workers from other countries affected by the "Arab Spring". We electronically searched six electronic databases. We conducted descriptive analysis of the general characteristics of the included papers. We also used the results of this scoping review to build an evidence gap map. Results Out of the 11 165 identified citations, 136 met our eligibility criteria. The majority of the articles tackled the issue of violence against health care workers (63%) followed by practicing in conflict setting (19%), migration (17%) and education (10%). Countries in focus of most articles were: Syria (35%), Iraq (33%), and Bahrain (29%). News, editorials, commentaries and opinion pieces made up 81% of all included papers, while primary studies made up only 9%. All the primary studies identified in this review were conducted on Iraq. Most of the articles about violence against health care workers were on Bahrain, followed by Syria and Iraq. The first and corresponding authors were most frequently affiliated with institutions from non-Arab countries (79% and 79% respectively). Conclusions Research evidence on health care workers in the setting of the "Arab Spring" is scarce. This review and the gap map can inform the research agendas of fenders and researchers working in the field of health care workers in conflict setting. More well-designed primary studies are needed to inform the decisions of policymakers and other interested parties.
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