title: Exposure to Traumatic Experiences Among Asylum Seekers from Eritrea and Sudan During Migration to Israel.
abstract: Little is known about the experiences of displaced individuals en route to destination countries. We investigated the reported prevalence of exposure to traumatic experiences during migration among a consecutive sample of adult asylum seekers (n = 895 Eritrean, n = 149 Sudanese) who sought health services in the Physicians for Human Rights Open-Clinic in Israel. Percentage of Eritrean and Sudanese men and women who reported witnessing violence (Eritrea: men: 41.3 %, women: 29.3 %; Sudan: men: 16.8 %, women: 22.2 %) and/or being a victim of violence (Eritrea: men: 56.0 %, Women: 34.9 %; Sudan: men: 51.9 % women: 44.4 %) during migration varied by gender and country of origin. Findings highlight the need for a well-coordinated international cooperation to document and prevent these transgressions.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, P.O. Box 167, 46150, Herzliya, Israel, onakash@idc.ac.il.
authors.forename: Ora
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nakash
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Langer
authors.forename: Maayan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagar
authors.forename: Shahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shoham
authors.forename: Ido
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lurie
authors.forename: Nadav
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Davidovitch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019017:Eritrea / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013397:Sudan / Q000208:ethnology; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
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