Research & Development

Defining Research Priorities on the Health of Refugees and Asylum Seekers

The Research and Development Committee is asking you to take part in a research study because we are trying to develop research priorities on the health of refugees and asylum seekers in the United States. Please complete the survey below and circulate it to other experts and stakeholders in asylum and refugee health! Survey: http://redcap.link/2rlcbex6

Recent PHR-Related Publications in Human Rights Research

Reynolds et al 2024 - Epidemiology of asylum seekers and refugees at the Mexico-US border: a cross-sectional analysis from the migrant settlement camp in Matamoros, Mexico

• Authored by former SAB Research and Development Committee Members!

• Authors conducted a cross-sectional study of electronic medical data collected from patient encounters in a US-Mexico border migrant settlement from 2019 to 2021 in order to determine the medical diagnoses and treatments of migrating people seeking care. The findings of this study characterize a variety of clinical conditions present in the migrant encampment during a period of highly restrictive US immigration policy, highlighting the need for further research on the impact of this policy on health outcomes for migrating people.

Saadi et al 2024 - Head Injury and Associated Sequelae in Individuals Seeking Asylum in the United States: A Retrospective Mixed-Methods Review of Medico-Legal Affidavits

•  Authors sampled asylum affidavits from the PHR database to characterize the documentation of the occurrence, characteristics, and sequelae of head injury among people seeking asylum in the US. This study finds the prevalence of documented head injury in asylum affidavits to be approximately 40%, and authors highlight the significant room for improvement in the assessment of head injury, including the need for enhanced standardization and training. 

PHR Student-Led Project Presentation at the Michigan Journal of Medicine Annual Conference:

Reynolds et al 2024 - Determinants for the humanitarian workforce in migrant health at the US-Mexico border: optimizing learning from health professionals in Matamoros and Reynosa, Mexico